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Vereen, who had battled liver cancer and endured years of dialysis, died at 5:30 a.m. while in hospice care. His death marks the passing of another key figure in the fight for racial justice in the 1970s.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Funeral services for James “Bun” McKoy, a member of the civil rights and political prisoner group The Wilmington Ten, are set for 3:30 p.m. EST on Friday, Nov. 17. McKoy died on November 10th, at the age of 69. The cause of death was not immediately
Special Honors & Scholarship Gala Washington, D.C. – The Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ) annual Special Honors & Scholarship Gala is back this time at the Armour J. Blackburn University Center on the campus of Howard University on Saturday, December 2. The event starts at 6 p.m. This year’s gala honors eight distinguished