wukelacom.com Tuskegee Basketball Head Coach Benjy Taylor has hired national Civil Rights attorney Harry Daniels as well as attorneys Gregory Reynald Williams and Gerald Griggs following an incident Saturday, January 31, in Atlanta where a police officer handcuffed Taylor and escorted him off the court after Tuskegee’s Division II HBCU basketball game against Morehouse College. […]
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By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times First James D. Stewart Jr. made history. Now he wants to make a difference. As Irondale’s first African American mayor — elected in November 2020 and in August for a second term — Stewart has his city on the move. “The first term, you’re just trying to feel […]
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Associated Press Demond Wilson, who found fame in the 1970s playing Lamont on “Sanford and Son” and went on to become a minister, has died. He was 79. Mark Goldman, a publicist for Wilson, confirmed to The Associated Press that he died following complications from cancer on Friday. “A devoted father, actor, author, and minister, […]
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Pharrell Williams was honored with the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective event on Jan. 29, 2026, where he called on U.S. leaders to show empathy, grace, and mercy. The evening also celebrated Brandy and Kirk Franklin, featured performances by Justin Timberlake, Tyler, the Creator, John Legend, and Coco Jones, and included a special tribute to Eve for her contributions to The Roots’ hit “You Got Me.”
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By Beverly MoranThe Conversation More than 6 million Americans receive paper tax refund checks annually. Often, those refunds go to purchase groceries or pay the bills. But this year, those taxpayers may be surprised to learn that the paper check they’re waiting for no longer exists. That’s because of executive order 14247, which President Donald […]
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