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Details: Written by By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia; Published: 01 December 2021

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When Kevin Steele ran for Montgomery County District Attorney in 2015, much of his campaign centered on one theme: prosecute Bill Cosby.

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 24 November 2021

Photo Credit: CBS/Getty Images

Our national treasure, Levar Burton, has been tapped to host a game show based on the classic trivia game "Trivial Pursuit"

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 05 November 2021

Photo Courtesy of TIME/@nylacollection_nft

She’s crushing the art and crypto game!

Details: Written by By MARCIA DUNN and RICK TABER Associated Press; Published: 13 October 2021

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Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality,

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 23 September 2021

Stained glass window depicting General E. Lee (Photo courtesy of Washington National Cathedral)

New stained-glass windows and accompanying stone poetry inscription commissioned by the Cathedral as it works to tell a fuller and more accurate story of American history and culture

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 21 September 2021

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Mattel recently announced their new Barbie, honoring the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz

Details: Written by By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press; Published: 20 September 2021

(AP Photo/Muhizi Olivier, File)

The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” was convicted of terrorism offenses Monday and sentenced to 25 years in prison

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 14 September 2021

Newark artist Bisa Butler is using her “portrait quilts” to tell a new story

Details: Written by By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press; Published: 10 September 2021

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Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family back the Black Lives Matter movement, one of her senior representatives said in a television interview to be broadcast Friday.

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 30 August 2021

Photo Courtesy of Yahoo!/Paralympic/Runners World/Warner University

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