Tag: honor
Johns Hopkins’ Baltimore Scholars Program renamed to honor Elijah Cummings
By Nicole Batey Special to the AFRO
A financial aid program offering scholarships to high-achieving Baltimore City and D.C. public school graduates accepted into Johns...
A Salute To The Fallen Veterans Who Gave Their Lives
By Voice & Viewpoint Newswire
Local photographer Mike Norris captured this photo of a homeless veteran giving a salute on the Point Loma rock a...
Biden Administration to Appoint Kristen Clarke to Key Civil Rights Post
Clarke’s appointment adds even more diversity to an incoming administration that has kept its campaign promise to ensure that top staff and cabinet members reflect all of America. “Our first-rate nominees to lead the Justice Department are eminently qualified, embody character and judgment that is beyond reproach, and have devoted their careers to serving the American people with honor and integrity,” Biden said in a statement.
Sculpture Honors First Black President of an American College
LISA RATHKE
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) _ The first Black president of an American college is being honored with a sculpture installed in the Vermont city...
EXCLUSIVE OP-ED: My Plan to Lift Every Voice in Black America
President Trump wants to paper over the living wound of racism. He’s issued Executive Orders and established a new national commission designed to whitewash...