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‘This is our moment’: Black women make history as mayors of Syracuse, Albany and Detroit
Sharon Owens has become Syracuse’s first Black mayor, winning with more than 13,000 votes on Tuesday, unofficial results from the Onondaga County Board of Elections stated. The 62-year-old defeated Republican Thomas Babilon and independents Alfonso Davis and Tim Rudd. “We did it, Syracuse,” Owens’ campaign staff said to her Instagram followers. “Sharon Owens has been…
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Cops arrest popular bank robber with NYC publisher in white Rolls Royce
A popular bank robber and novelist has been arrested for allegedly staging another robbery...
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Two Detroit natives accused of assaulting wheelchair user, trying to force him to ingest bleach
A Detroit woman, Brittany Walker, and a man, Samuel Payton, are facing serious charges, including...
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First-time investor flips 8 homes in unexpected U.S. boomtown and shares her huge profit secrets
A Detroit woman who successfully flipped eight homes since 2021 has revealed how she turned...
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Nicki Minaj sued by former manager for alleged assault and emotional distress
Nicki Minaj is facing a lawsuit from Brandon Garrett, who claims to have served as her manager during her 2024 tour. Garrett alleges that the rapper physically assaulted him and caused emotional distress...
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Martin Lawrence Sets Records Straight About His Health
Comedian Martin Lawrence, appearing at a recent show, took the opportunity to once again address rumors about his health. On Friday, August 30, he took his tour dubbed: Y’all Know What It Is...
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This black pharmacist bought and turned a drugstore into the largest pharmacy in Detroit in the 30s
Sidney Barthwell, like many other African Americans during his time, faced racial discrimination when he graduated and tried to find work. Despite possessing a degree in pharmacy in 1929, he was repeatedly...
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How Charles Diggs Sr. built a funeral home to provide dignified burials for blacks in the 20s
For many years, Charles Diggs Sr. was not happy with the way and manner blacks were buried in the early 1900s. He felt they deserved a better burial, like how whites were being buried in those days. Though...
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Meet Dr. Haki Madhubuti, the Detroit-born publisher combating myths about African Americans for 55 years now
He started from a humble beginning to become a literary colossus in the 1960s. Dr. Haki Madhubuti, born Don L. Lee, in Little Rock, Arkansas, had to shoulder the burden of growing up in a struggling...
