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April 29, 2012
Brian Carter, better known as simply Carter, of the well-known “Carter and Sanborn Morning Show” died last Sunday morning. He was age of 56. Carter and Dave Sanborn hosted the popular Carter and Sanborn Morning Show on Power 99 (WUSL FM) from 1987 until 1999.
April 22, 2012
The late Manning Marable won the Pulitzer Prize for history Monday, honored for a Malcolm X book he worked on for decades but did not live to see published. For the first time in 35 years, no fiction prize was given.
April 22, 2012
His identity as “the world’s oldest teenager” became strained in recent years, as time and infirmity caught up with his enduring boyishness. But he owned New Year’s Eve after four decades hosting his annual telecast on ABC from Times Square.
April 15, 2012
CBS newsman Mike Wallace, the dogged, merciless reporter and interviewer who took on politicians, celebrities and other public figures in a 60-year career highlighted by the on-air confrontations that helped make 60 Minutes the most successful primetime television news program ever, has died. He was 93.
April 15, 2012
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the loss of CBS newsman Mike Wallace. He died last night at the age of 93. Wallace’s career spanned 60 years. he was on the staff of “60 Minutes” when it began in 1968.
April 15, 2012
Make no mistake about it. Seventeen-year old Trayvon Martin is dead because of his race. In this white supremacist country it has always been considered much less of a crime to kill a black man than to kill a white one.
April 9, 2012
In an election-year pitch to middle-class voters, President Barack Obama is denouncing a House Republican budget plan as a “Trojan horse,” warning that it represents “an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country” that would hurt working families.
April 9, 2012
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission ordered the City of Philadelphia Prison System to pay Jill Toomer of Philadelphia $31,256 in back pay, plus interest, for discriminating against her based on her sex. The order took effect March 27.
April 2, 2012
President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is front and center at the Supreme Court for three days of hearings to determine the fate of a law aimed at extending health insurance to more than 30 million Americans.
April 1, 2012
Getting into college requires more than good grades, or even ready tuition. It also means knowing the right forms to fill out and impression to leave, be it on recruiters or teachers writing recommendation letters. Those were among the points state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams offered to high school students…
January 22, 2021
According to reports, legendary baseball player Hank Aaron has passed away in Atlanta at age 86 from...
January 27, 2021
By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Female soldiers can let their hair down, and flash a...
January 27, 2021
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January 21, 2021
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January 21, 2021
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January 22, 2021
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send...
