Man in custody following fatal Trelawny crash

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There’s no Kenny Williams in Major League Baseball without Bob Watson.

Watson was the first black general manager to win a World Series and he did so with the New York Yankees as the predecessor to

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Towanda Braxton talks skin care line, being in love and BFV

While Braxton, also known as “The Responsible One,” has always had an interest in having clear skin, she wasn’t always happy about doing what is recommended to take care of her

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Crips

The Crips also known as Original Crip Homies (OCH) are a primarily African-American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California in 1969 mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. What was once a single alliance between two autonomous gangs is now a loosely connected network of

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Local man behind Enviyon Entertainment celebrates 10-year anniversary | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Romel Williams, the founder of Enviyon Entertainment, a studio that offers recording, mixing and visual services, shared with the Crusader the early trials and triumphs around his entertainment

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Top 10 Famous African American Scientists and their Contributions

We live in the twenty-first century with modern comforts to help make our lives simpler and easier. It wouldn’t have been possible without the unrelenting efforts of numerous scientists and their useful inventions. America is one of the major hubs of new scientific discoveries and behind those are

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Source: Famous African Americans

Black Girl Magic: Twins rack in $1M in scholarships and accepted to 38 colleges

Arielle and Arianna Williams are bound for success and won’t stop until they reach

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Temptations’ Otis Williams Talks Music, History, and the Temps’ 60th Anniversary

Otis Williams, the founding and only surviving original member of the legendary super-group, The Temptations, joined BlackPressUSA for an exclusive live interview to discuss music and social

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

How Birmingham City Councilors Maintain Contact With Constituents. From a Distance.

Council President William Parker, who represents District 4, said the body has been teaming up to make sure residents stay informed and have what they

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Forbes Drops Its Highest Paid Athletes List — Here’s Who Made The Cut

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who were no. 1 and no. 2 last year, respectively, came in no. 3 and no. 2 this year, with Messi losing the top spot to Swiss professional tennis player Roger Federer and Ronaldo maintaining his

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Naomi Osaka surpasses Serena Williams as the highest-paid female athlete

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Paul S. Williams

Paul S. Williams is a Partner with Major, Lindsey & Africa, the largest legal recruiting firm in the nation. Previously, Williams was Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Cardinal Health, Inc., a Fortune 20 healthcare services company with $80 billion in revenues and

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MADNESS!

Listing several of the cases, Williams paid particular attention to that of Noel Chambers, who was incarcerated at Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in February 1980, after he was deemed unfit to plead to a murder

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Reopening sugar estates would be a disaster

I have argued for nearly fifty years that the viability of sugar rests mainly on the relationship between labour and

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Carson McCullers

Carson McCullers , née Lula Carson Smith (born February 19, 1917, Columbus, Georgia, U.S.—died September 29, 1967, Nyack, New York), American writer of novels and stories that depict the inner lives of lonely

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Manhattan Venture Partners Taps Rashaun Williams as General Partner of the MVP All-Star Fund

Manhattan Venture Partners (MVP), a research-driven, merchant-banking firm focused on the secondary market for late-stage private technology companies, announced the appointment of Rashaun Williams, a former founding partner of Queens Bridge Venture Partners (QBVP), as a general partner of the MVP

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Williams, Franklin Hall (1917-1990) - Death

Williams died at his home in New York City on May 20, 1990, at the age of 72.

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Robert Williams

Robert Williams , in full Robert Franklin Williams (born February 26, 1925, Monroe, North Carolina, U.S.—died October 15, 1996, Baldwin, Michigan), American civil rights leader known for taking a militant stance against racism decades before the Black Power and black nationalist movements of the

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Ryan Williams, a 32-year-old black CEO, says America has been 'hallucinating' about racism and inequality. Until now. | The Atlanta Voice

“We’ve been hallucinating as a country for a long time,” said Williams, the 32-year-old African American founder of Cadre, a startup disrupting the real estate industry with the support of elite investors including George Soros, Mark Cuban and Peter

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

HOPE for healthy teen relationships – May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month | The Mississippi Link

Dubbed by the federal agency as “ground-level change agents,” grantees like the Community Students Learning Center (CSLC) of Holmes County in partnership with the Holmes County Consolidated School District (HCCSD) and other key partners, are grateful to be among such

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'My Heart Is Heavy': Porsha Wiliams Gets Caught In Tear Gas Release While Protesting and Fans Pour in with Concerns

Porsha Williams has been standing on the front lines in support of the Black Lives Matter movement by peacefully protesting in her hometown of

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Disgusted By Racial Discrimination, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Founded The First Black Owned And Operated Hospital In The United States

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Two Sides of the Law: Derwin Brown and Sidney Dorsey

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Black Power

Black Power is a political slogan and a name for various associated ideologies aimed at achieving self-determination for people of African descent.[1] It is used by African Americans in the United States.[2] It was prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s, emphasizing racial pride and the

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Source: ThoughtCo

'We Can Move Past This': Cynthia Bailey Reveals Her Thoughts to Kandi Burruss on Porsha Williams' Supposed Damaging Receipts About Kenya Moore

Porsha Williams came to part 1 of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reunion prepared to expose her co-star Kenya Moore for talking about Cynthia Bailey behind her

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Jayson Williams

Jayson Williams is a retired professional basketball player who played for the Chicago Bulls. Born on September 10, 1981, he grew up in New Jersey where he attended St. Joseph High School. He was a good sportsman at high school and played basketball and soccer. He also excelled at chess, and was

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Source: Black History Resources

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10

1981

TSD Flash! - Back to Business Phase II; free tax help; a plan-ahead event; music vibe: Fugees' 'Ready or Not'

Memphis and Shelby County now has shifted into Phase II of the Back to Business plan, according to the Memphis/Shelby County COVID-19 Task

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Naomi Osaka Vaults Pass Serena Williams to Become Top-Earning Female Athlete

Osaka has just set an all-time earnings record for a female athlete in a single year according to

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King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)

One of the most visible advocates of nonviolence and direct action as methods of social change, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. As the grandson of the Rev. A.D. Williams, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist church and a founder of Atlantas NAACP chapter, and the son

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Source: Black Past

Exclusive: Cash Money Co-Founder Slim and Business Manager Vernon Brown on Partnering with New Orleans Mayor to Pay Rents Amid COVID-19

Co-founders and brothers Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Williams of Cash Money Records partnered with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell to cover the cost of rent for the month of June for residents living in low-income

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