(pictured above: Edward W. Brooke) Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who in 1966 became the first black person in U.S. history to be elected to the Senate, died Saturday, Jan.
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In photo: Mia Love will represent Utah’s U.S. House 4th District in a state where Blacks account for just 1.3 percent of the total population. By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior
Pundits are likely to spend the next several weeks attempting to explain the many reasons that Republicans simply kicked the Democrats square in the hind parts to dominate both houses
So, let’s be clear about what is transpiring before our eyes in Gaza. It most recently started when the Palestine Authority and Hamas declared that there would be a unity government.
(pictured above: Candidates (from left) State Rep. Marcus Brandon, Curtis Osborne, State Rep. Alma Adams, State Sen. Malcolm Graham, Ravjive Patel
Local voices calling for progress on immigration (pictured above: WSSU students Bria Jones, Michael Lane and Endazha Hannah.) Rev. Glenn Pettiford,
Democratic Party forum features School Board hopefuls (pictured above: Deanna Taylor speaks passionately at the forum.) The Forsyth County Democratic
(pictured above: U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan addresses the crowd at the Benton Convention Center.) U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan on Saturday stumped
(pictured above: Sen. Malcolm Graham speaks with supporters at his side.) Congressional hopeful Sen. Malcolm Graham won the support of a
Why should we continue to celebrate Black History Month? (pictured above: Oscar Micheaux, first black movie director who produced “Up
