SALT LAKE CITY — Mia Love, the first Black female Republican elected to the House of Representatives, has died at…
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Junior Bridgeman, former NBA star and businessman, dies at 71
LOUISVILLE, KY — NBA basketball star-turned billionaire Junior Bridgeman, one of the wealthiest Black people in America, has died at…
Civil rights leader Dr. Hazel N. Dukes dies at 92
NEW YORK CITY — Civil rights trailblazer Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, who was also president of the National Association for…
Hundreds attend funeral for Henry L. Marsh, Richmond, Virginia’s first Black mayor
RICHMOND, VA — Hundreds of people, including elected and community leaders, gathered on Saturday for funeral services honoring Henry L.…
Richard Parsons, former Time Warner CEO and Citigroup chairman, dies at 76
NEW YORK CITY — Richard Parsons, the former Time Warner CEO and one of the most prominent Black executives in…
LaMonica McIver wins NJ congressional seat left open after Rep. Donald Payne Jr. died
TRENTON, N.J. — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver will fill the congressional seat that has been empty since…
Longtime Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee dies after battle with cancer
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime powerhouse for Democrats, has died after a battle with cancer at the age of…
Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62
Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, passed away…
Inmate dies after being beaten for over 20 minutes at Florida jail
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 29-year-old man who was on life support has died after he was brutally beaten in…
From morgue to medical school: Cadavers of the poor, Black and vulnerable can be dissected without consent
By Eli Shupe, University of Texas at Arlington Every year, first-year medical students approach their human cadavers with a mixture…
