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From the Streets to Seminary, Morning Star Baptist Church Pastor Traded Happiness for Joy

  • By Clark X
  • Mar-16-2026

By Kimberly Marsh | Oklahoma Eagle
On Easter morning in 1970, 4-year-old Rodney Goss sat on the stoop of his Trenton, New Jersey home waiting for

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The Many Names, and Many Roles, of Grandparents Today

  • By Clark X
  • Mar-16-2026

By Kristen Amundson
What did you call your grandparents? What do your grandchildren call you?
Are you Grandma and Grandpa? Nana and Papa (the current favorites in

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Black Student Loan Default Rate Five Times Higher than Whites

  • By Clark X
  • Mar-16-2026

By Charlene Crowell
On behalf of the nearly 9 million people who are now in default on their student loans, a coalition of advocates from consumer,

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More than 250 Organizations Urge Congress to Reject Additional War Funding

  • By Clark X
  • Mar-16-2026

Over 250 advocacy organizations have sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to reject additional funding for the war in Iran, arguing that it would

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Obama Presidential Center announces grand opening celebrations: June 18-21

  • By Clark X
  • Mar-16-2026

By Obama Foundation

The Obama Foundation announced March 7 that the Obama Presidential Center’s grand opening celebrations will begin on June 18 and last through June

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Najee Seabrooks: Still teaching young people how to live three years later!

  • By Clark X
  • Mar-16-2026

By Zayid Muhammad

They were not only wearing their famous orange and black gear on this day. Some had on that gear especially made to honor

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Rev. Jamal Bryant’s announcement ending Target boycott met with fierce criticism

  • By Clark X
  • Mar-16-2026

By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to the AFRO

It lasted more than 400 days, but on March 11, the nationwide boycott of Target initiated by Black leaders

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5 states face critical school closures in March storm

  • By Clark X
  • Mar-16-2026

A destructive storm system is cutting across the United States today, forcing school districts in at least five states to cancel classes, shorten the day,

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Fierce tornado warnings sweep Charlotte and the Carolinas

  • By Clark X
  • Mar-16-2026

A dangerous line of storms pushed through the Carolinas today, March 16, triggering tornado warnings, grounding flights, and prompting North Carolina’s governor to urge residents

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Nearly 1 in 3 missing children in the US are Black, driving Pennsylvania and other states to propose ‘Ebony Alerts’ to ensure equal protection and public safety

  • By Clark X
  • Mar-15-2026

By Itay RavidAssociate Professor of Law, Villanova University

(THE CONVERSATION) – Nearly one-third of U.S. children reported missing are Black, even though Black people constitute roughly

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