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A group of celebrated Grambling State University alumni will donate $10,000 to the newly opened Eddie G. Robinson Museum in honor of the late coach and sports legend who revolutionized the school’s athletic program.
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Like thousands of other African-American farmers, Dick Morgan often faced difficulties accessing federal farm loans. He was among the Black farmers angered by the U.S. Senate’s failure to approve a nearly $5 billion settlement between the Agriculture Department and minority farmers reached more than 10 years ago last month.
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Dr. Mario G. Obledo, founder and president of the National Coalition of Hispanic Organizations and former California Secretary of Health and Welfare, died of a heart attack at his home in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 18. He was 78.
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ColorOfChange.org, the community activist group that successfully urged dozens of advertisers to pull away from Glenn Beck’s FOX news show, recently announced a new initiative directed at discouraging public establishments across the country from airing FNC.
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William P. Foster, the former Florida A&M University (FAMU) band leader dubbed the “Dean of America’s Band Directors,” died Aug. 28 at 91.
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