By Sidney Spencer | CBS42 The city of Birmingham has launched the D.U.M.M.Y campaign in an effort to combat illegal trash dumping. The campaign, which stands for Dumping Ugly Mess in My Yard, hopes to stop people from illegally dumping trash, catch those doing it and encourage residents to report it. This comes after a […]
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BY GRAHAM LEE BREWER | Associated Press BELCOURT, N.D. — More than 50 years after a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation landed him in federal prison, Leonard Peltier remains defiant. Despite being convicted and sentenced to life in prison, he maintains his innocence in the killings of two FBI agents in 1975 and […]
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Coppin State University celebrated its 125th anniversary with a slew of events, including a homecoming game, a worship service, and the unveiling of portraits of past presidents, all highlighted by Roe Vision, a graduate of Morgan State University.
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Members of the Black community gathered in support of political commentator Joy Reid, whose award-winning MSNBC show, “The ReidOut,” was recently cancelled, and was the first Black woman to anchor a primetime cable news show.
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Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced an initiative to support federal workers impacted by recent mass layoffs, including a Black Army veteran who was laid off just days after receiving an email notifying him of his termination.
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