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Black women who boosted Obama are sticking with Clinton

DETROIT (AP) — From the pulpit of an African-American church in Detroit not long ago, Bishop Corletta Vaughn offered a rousing endorsement of Hillary...

John Lewis called ‘sellout’ and ‘Uncle Tom’ for endorsing Clinton over Bernie Sanders (video)

WASHINGTON — Venerated Congressman John Lewis is taking some incoming fire after he publicly announced his endorsement of Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for…

Congressman Lewis Encourages AIDS Testing on World AIDS Day

Today, legendary Georgia Congressman John Lewis Lewis (D-Atlanta), who has advocated and fought on behalf of human rights for the past half century, is now imploring…

Iconic Congressman John Lewis to be honored at National Civil and Human Rights Museum

ATLANTA — Legendary Congressman and former Martin Luther King Jr. confidante John Lewis (D-Ga.) cemented his iconic status 50 years ago when he stood at…

Julian Bond: A dedicated life of service

(NNPA)—Horace Julian Bond was born Jan. 14, 1940 in Nashville, Tenn. into a family of privilege. His father, Horace Mann Bond, was a noted...

Bond remembered for civil rights work after his death at 75

ATLANTA (AP) — Through the tough struggles of the civil rights movement, Julian Bond always kept his sense of humor, and it was his...

Dignitaries celebrate Julian Bond’s legendary life

ATLANTA — Local and national dignitaries began pouring in accolades to celebrate the life of legendary Civil Rights leader Julian Bond, who passed away Sunday…

Julian Bond, former NAACP chairman and activist, dies at 75

ATLANTA (AP) — Julian Bond's life seemed to trace the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man...

Celebrities help legendary Congressman John Lewis celebrate 75th birthday

ATLANTA — John Lewis was yanked from the ranks of obscurity on a rural Alabama farm and catapulted to international icon status because he defied…

In Selma, Ala., Obama proved that he is ‘Black enough’

SELMA, Ala. (NNPA) – Throughout his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama was dogged by one question: Is he Black enough? The question was...

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