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Obama says Civil Rights Movement opened door for his election

AUSTIN, Texas (NNPA) –With civil rights legends Andrew Young, John Lewis and Julian Bond and Jesse Jackson looking on, President Barack Obama on April...

Let the (real) games begin: It's NBA playoff time

MIAMI (AP) — Finally, the NBA playoffs are set. It took the entire season to fill out those brackets. Overtime thrillers in Memphis and Charlotte, a...

Bush says education achievement gap is ‘scandalous’

AUSTIN, Texas – Former President George W. Bush said the education achievement gap – up to four years at some grade-levels – is a...

Brittney Griner's book: hoops, hardship, hope

NEW YORK (AP) —Brittney Griner had a busy WNBA offseason. She played in China, vacationed in Miami and watched from courtside while favorite player LeBron...

Drummer Ricky Lawson, 59, dies after aneurism

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Studio drummer Ricky Lawson, a collaborator with musicians including Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Whitney Houston, has...

Philanthropy and drinking a good mix at Texas bar

HOUSTON (AP) — It's become a place where you can eat, drink and be merry — but also give to charity. Since opening its doors...

Uninsured Blacks eligible for more aid

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As President Obama continues a revised campaign to shore up American confidence in the Affordable Care Act, a new report released...

O'Neal: I talk to Farrah's portrait

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Actor Ryan O'Neal choked up on the witness stand Wednesday as he told a jury he would be crushed if...

Mandela inspired music, movies, poems

NEW YORK (AP) — Heroic in his deeds, graceful in his manner, sainted in his image, Nelson Mandela long served as both cause and...

Patti LaBelle’s bodyguard acquitted of assault

Singer Patti LaBelle testifies on the witness stand at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse for the lawsuit against her bodyguards on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran) HOUSTON (AP) — Singer Patti LaBelle's bodyguard has been acquitted misdemeanor assault in a confrontation with a drunken West Point cadet at a Houston airport terminal.

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