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Edward Brooke, 1st black elected U.S. senator, dies

    Edward Brooke, 1st black elected U.S. senator, dies

Former Massachusetts Sen. Edward William Brooke speaks in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, during a ceremony where he received the Congressional Gold Medal. (AP

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Creating a global blueprint to the future

    Creating a global blueprint to the future

In photo: Columnist Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., who says Black America’s national leadership should immediately convene a summit. By Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. NNPA Columnist As we begin 2015, millions

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African-American law enforcers react to Ferguson, NYC uproars

    African-American law enforcers react to Ferguson, NYC uproars

Above: Stephen Hairston and Glenn Bratton As both a former Winston-Salem Police sergeant and Winston-Salem Branch NAACP president, Stephen Hairston sees the police-inflicted deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner and

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Editorial: Continue to celebrate Black History

    Editorial: Continue to celebrate Black History

Why should we continue to celebrate Black History Month? (pictured above: Oscar Micheaux, first black movie director who produced “Up From Slavery” in 1919.) King Adinkera of the Akan people

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Culinary scholar to headline Old Salem fundraiser 

    Culinary scholar to headline Old Salem fundraiser 

“American Perspectives featuring Adrian Miller: Black Chefs in the White House” will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Old

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Modern-day Jim Crow?

    Modern-day Jim Crow?

(pictured above: Keith Howard speaks as fellow panelists (from left) Rodney Stilwell, Wrenwyck Williams and Greg Davis listen.) Panel leads candid

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GOP looks to make inroads with blacks

    GOP looks to make inroads with blacks

North Carolina has joined a national Republican initiative to engage African American voters. Though the state’s GOP African American Engagement

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They Care!

    They Care!

Residents recognized for improving their communities Project We Care recognized 140 local residents who donate their time and efforts to

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Ageless Wonders

    Ageless Wonders

City celebrates birthday with other 100-year-olds More than 40 of the city’s oldest residents were feted Friday afternoon during the

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Wright condemns usurpers of history

    Wright condemns usurpers of history

Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright likened those who alter, edit or redact the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to

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