IN MEMORIAM: Vernon Jordan dead at 85
Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr., a renowned civil rights activist and former adviser to President Bill Clinton died Monday at the age of 85.
PRESS ROOM: NNPA President Moderates Forum on Systemic Racism
NNPA NEWSWIRE — National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President & CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., has moderated each of the two previous forums and also serves as the moderator for the third installment. Dr. Chavis first received international recognition in 1971 as the leader of the Wilmington Ten, he was wrongfully convicted of committing arson and received the longest sentence before winning his appeal in 1980.
Incoming Georgia Tech freshman receiver killed in train accident
Family and friends are mourning the loss of an incoming Georgia Tech freshman who was struck and killed by a freight train Monday morning, according to ESPN.
