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• Angel Reese Sets WNBA Record for Most Consecutive Double-Doubles

  08-07-2024 23:00
  
  Only one woman can lay claim to the record for most consecutive double-doubles in the WNBA’s 28-year history.
  With all due respect, it’s not Lisa Leslie, Tamika Catchings, Sylvia Fowles or Breanna Stewart. 
  That woman is Angel Reese, the impressive Chicago Sky rookie who tallied 17 points and 14 rebounds for a record  13th consecutive double-double in a losing effort to the Seattle Storm. Your ALL-TIME @wnba leader in consecutive double-doubles
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• Community Seeks Help to Find Missing Chicago Reverend

  08-07-2024 21:43
  
  Family and friends are seeking help to find a missing 53-year-old reverend, Warren Beard, who is the assistant pastor at New Israelite Missionary Baptist Church.
  Beard was last seen around 9 p.m. last Tuesday in the 400 block of North Broadway Street in Joliet. He is also the Midwest regional director of facilities for the Preservation of Affordable Housing.
  His family and church leaders held a news conference Monday morning at New Israelite Missionary Baptist Church on the South Side to provide
  
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• A Trusted Voice: Preserving the Future of the Black Press

  08-07-2024 15:15
  
  Benjamin Chavis is the CEO and president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). The trade organization represents more than 200 Black newspapers across the country. (Courtesy photo)
   
  This post was originally published on Afro.
  This post was also published on Word In Black.
  By Megan Sayles
  Fears over the future of the newspaper industry are not new. With the transition to the internet in the 1990s, the rise of social media in the 2000s and the emergence of a
  
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• COLUMN: An Accomplished President Must be Wise Enough to Move on for the Good of the Country

  08-07-2024 14:30
  
  President Joe Biden delivers remarks to Department of Defense personnel, with Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2021. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando via Flickr)
  By Michael A. Grant, J.D.I have admired Joe Biden since 1988. I did not think the plagiarism charge should have caused him to abort his presidential aspirations back then. I was ecstatic when the seasoned, scrappy senator from Scranton joined – and add
  
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• ‘Welcome Back Darky’: Teacher Accused Of Making Racist Remarks In Classroom

  08-07-2024 14:00
  
  Photo: Getty Images
  A Florida middle school teacher has been accused of hurling racist remarks toward a Black student in the classroom.
  According to Atlanta Black Star, Adrian Stanley filed a lawsuit in May on behalf of her son, alleging that the seventh-grade student was “subjected to disparate treatment, different terms, and conditions and was held at a different standard because of his race” at Tallahassee Classic School.
  The lawsuit cites treatment from an English teacher named S
  
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• 2nd Annual Bubba’s Block Party: A Celebration of NASCAR and Community

  08-07-2024 02:15
  
  NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace hosted his 2nd annual Bubba’s Block Party at Douglass Park (Photos by Tacuma Roeback).
  In 2021, Bubba Wallace made history as the first African-American driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race in over 50 years, following in the footsteps of Wendell Scott’s legendary achievement in 1963. Since then, Bubba has been passionately sharing his experiences to demystify NASCAR, addressing questions about becoming a race car driver or working behind the scenes. He a
  
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