D. Kevin McNeir
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Morehouse Debate Team Withdraws from Annual Tournament, Citing Racism
The speech and debate team from Morehouse College in Atlanta withdrew from the national tournament in mid-April – fed up…
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Maryland High School Youth Advance to NAACP ACT-SO Finals
Despite facing unprecedented challenges due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Montgomery County Maryland Branch of the NAACP refused to…
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: Songs I Sing When I Miss My Mom
This Mother’s Day will count as the second time that my mother will not be with me — and it…
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August Wilson Society Salutes the Life and Legacy of Celebrated Black Playwright
The D.C.-based August Wilson Society on Tuesday marked its 15th anniversary on what would have been the late playwright's 76th…
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Blacks Face Greater Hurdles Overcoming Ravages of Alzheimer’s Disease
Loretta Veney, 62, clearly remembers the first time her sister began to exhibit lapses of memory. And while the initial…
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: America’s Penchant for Guns Borders on Obsession, Not Our Second Amendment Rights
Yes, the U.S. Constitution gives American citizens the right to keep and bear arms. But we do not have the…
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: George Floyd’s Soul May Rest at Peace But Many Black Souls Remain Restless
Our cries, our pleas, our prayers for justice have, more often than not. gone unfulfilled, ignored and derailed. Fortunately, this…
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: With the Nonstop Focus on COVID-19, Sometimes I Feel Trapped in a Ball of Confusion
If you’re like me, you continue to hope and pray that things will return to "normal." But history shows us…
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Local Radio Favorite Kojo Nnamdi Broadcasts Final Show
On Thursday, after 23 years, "The Kojo Nnamdi Show" aired its final show.
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Legendary Soul Singer Shirley Murdock Remakes ’65 Classic ‘People Get Ready’
If R&B solid gold from the '80s or contemporary gospel count among your favorite genres of music, then there’s one…
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