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Wallace “Jack” Jackman, longtime co-publisher of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, is remembered for his visionary leadership, community-building spirit and the warmth and humor that defined his life. A mentor, connector and modernizer of the MSR, he leaves behind a powerful legacy carried forward by his family and the many lives he touched.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Jackman family
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Herb Brown, a World War II veteran, prominent Baltimore businessman and political power broker who co-founded the Vanguard Organization, died Nov. 4 at age 101. Visitation and funeral services will take place Nov. 21 and 22, respectively.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson is hospitalized in Chicago with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disorder he has managed for more than a decade. His family says he remains in stable condition and is not on life support, continuing to communicate with loved ones despite significant health challenges.
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Cultural historian Cory J. France was recently honored with the Rory Turner Prize for Cultural Sustainability at Goucher College. France is on the frontlines of advocating for “Black cemetery citizenship,” or a commitment to respect, remember, reclaim and fight for the spaces where Black bodies are laid to rest.
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By Aaron FoleyWord in Black Every Friday, Joanne Griffith tries to get the world a little more unstuck. Her newsletter, “The Get Free Guide,” implores its readers — who are increasingly becoming evangelists, but more on that shortly — to do just that. The methods, like the one she dropped in the September newsletter, can […]
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