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The gospel singer and worship leader passed away on November 9 in Atlanta of cardiac arrest, as she battled stage 4 cancer.

National

Donations poured into a GoFundMe for Lavel "Tyler" Davis Jr., a University of Virginia football player killed in a mass shooting at the Charlottesville campus. The post GoFundMe Donations Pour In For Slain UVA Football Player Lavel ‘Tyler’ Davis Jr. appeared first on NewsOne.

Two schools in Northeast Baltimore schools are closed Monday due to an hours-long barricade situation. According to officials, students and faculty at Sinclair Lane Elementary and Archbishop Curley High School were told not to come to school because of the barricade that started late Sunday and continued into Monday morning. Police sent their crisis negotiation […] The post Two Northeast Baltimore Schools Closed Monday Due To Nearby Barricade Situation appeared first on 92 Q.

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Ava DuVernay, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Marian Wright Edelman were honored by the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The post Ava DuVernay, Williams Sisters Celebrated At National Portrait Gallery appeared first on NewsOne.

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Award-winning journalist and Howard University professor Stacey Patton will be honored by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. The post Howard University Professor Stacey Patton Honored With PUSH For Excellence Award appeared first on NewsOne.

Civil Rights & Social Justice

A viral video shows a Pflugerville teacher tell students near Austin that white people are the "superior" race. The teacher was not fired. The post Not Fired: ‘Racist’ Texas Teacher Who Told Students White People Are ‘Superior’ Keeps Job, For Now appeared first on NewsOne.

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Entrepreneur Jesse Ross plans on opening a hub for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and women-owned businesses in North Minneapolis. The post North Minneapolis Entrepreneur Jesse Ross Launches Wealth Re-Distribution Project appeared first on NewsOne.

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NBA referee Derek Richardson has opened an elementary school in Inglewood, California. The post NBA Referee Derek Richardson Opens Reimagined Elementary School In Inglewood appeared first on NewsOne.

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A statue of trailblazing activist and playwright Lorraine Hansberry has risen in Washington, D.C. The post Statue Of Trailblazing Playwright Lorraine Hansberry Rises In DC appeared first on NewsOne.

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded on November 12, 1922 at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana by seven young women: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin and Cubena McClure.  The sorority has over 85,000 members […]