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Judge refuses to dismiss Central Park Five’s defamation case against President Trump
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Judge refuses to dismiss Central Park Five’s defamation case against President Trump

Marc LevyApril 14, 2025

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him filed by the men formerly known as the Central Park Five who were exonerated after spending more than a decade in prison for the 1989 rape and beating of a woman who was jogging. U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone in Philadelphia denied Trump’s motion to dismiss in a brief Thursday night order. The five men sued Trump in the midst of last fall’s presidential election campaign, accusing him of making “false and defamatory statements” about

Lawsuit alleging environmental racism in Louisiana parish allowed to proceed, federal court says
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Lawsuit alleging environmental racism in Louisiana parish allowed to proceed, federal court says

\ACK BROOKApril 11, 2025

By JACK BROOK Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies by placing polluting industries in majority-Black communities can move forward, a federal appellate court says. On Thursday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that a trio of faith-based community groups could proceed with a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in the petrochemical buildout in St. James Parish, a region in the heart of Louisiana’s heavily industrialized Chemical Corridor. It is often referred to by environmental groups as “Cancer Alley” for its

Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’

MARK KENNEDYApril 9, 2025

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree. On Tuesday, it’s his turn. The Harvard scholar learns a long-buried puzzle about his great-great grandmother, Jane Gates, information which scrambles his ancestry and opens up a new branch that goes back to Ireland. “I was moved to tears,” Gates tells The Associated Press ahead of the airing. “I used to pass her grave at the Gates’ plot in Rose

The Lady in Red  
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The Lady in Red  

Wendy GladneyApril 9, 2025

Many of us are in a season of life where we’re saying goodbye to dear friends and family members more often than we ever imagined. Recently, a beautiful lady who was first my client and eventually became a friend—one whose friendship spanned nearly 25 years—passed away.  

His Wallet, His Crotch and His Ignorance 
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His Wallet, His Crotch and His Ignorance 

Tony Wafford April 9, 2025

I told ya’ll last week not to worry or be concerned about all this craziness going on all over the country and parts of the world.  I don’t know about you, but I was loving watching thousands of European Americans (and some of us) waking up to the total insanity in this country most of which is being fueled by this European American, rapist, felon and chief.  

‘Harlem Rhapsody’ Immortalizes Jessie Fauset 
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‘Harlem Rhapsody’ Immortalizes Jessie Fauset 

Amanda Scurlock,  Sports Editor April 9, 2025

Author Victoria Christopher Murray sheds light on an unsung hero of the Harlem Renaissance in her book “Harlem Rhapsody.” The historical fiction novel follows the life of Jessie Redmon Fauset, an author and poet who was the literary editor of the NAACP magazine “The Crisis” and the children’s magazine “The Brownies’ Book.”

Crenshaw Chamber’s Spring Breakfast Meeting Charts a Bold Path for 2025 
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Crenshaw Chamber’s Spring Breakfast Meeting Charts a Bold Path for 2025 

Nathan J. Lee, Contributing Writer April 9, 2025

The Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Spring Breakfast Meeting this past Friday, April 4, at Dulan’s on Crenshaw. A packed room of business owners, developers, nonprofit leaders, and civic stakeholders came together for a morning of strategic collaboration. Leaders used the forum to chart Crenshaw’s course for 2025