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05-14-2025 7:58 am • PDX and SEA Weather
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U.S. artist Snoop Dogg sits in the audience before the breaking competition at La Concorde Urban Park at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin, File)
The news can be tough in a world often marked by suffering, disaster and war. Sometimes you need to stop and remember that good things happen all the time, all across the world, and 2024 was no different.
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Joyful kid in winterwear looking at camera in natural environment in winter (Photo: NNPA)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Keep babies’ cribs free of stuffed animals and blankets. A firm mattress covered with a tight-fitting crib sheet is all that an infant needs to sleep safely.
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Dr. Willie Jolley with John Hope Bryant (Photo: NNPA)
Dr.Willie Jolley, Les Brown, and Dr. George C. Fraser. In a memorable ceremony, the trio was honored with the prestigious “Titans of Public Speaking” award.
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This week’s arrests and sentences of more alleged offenders show effort by the Department of Justice hasn’t stopped as they continue to attempt to hold those involved accountable for the violence that disrupted American democracy.
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Renee King, granddaughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP, File)
From court rulings affecting civil rights to landmark political milestones, 2024 was a year of challenges and pivotal achievements.
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Marcus Garvey (Photo: NNPA)
In a letter to the president, the lawmakers described the case as rooted in prosecutorial misconduct designed to discredit Garvey and undermine his work for racial justice and empowerment.
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The report, part of a series examining police interactions with U.S. residents since 1996, reveals that racial disparities in these encounters persist.
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A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of James Meredith, honoring the Black man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi in 1962. Now 91, Meredith wore a red Ole Miss baseball hat as he watched Friday's ceremony from the front seat of a pickup truck in Kosciusko, a town of 6,800 that is also the birthplace of media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
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By the state’s own metrics, just a dozen Florida school districts have demonstrated excellence at teaching Black history, by providing evidence that they are incorporating the content into lessons throughout the school year and getting buy-in from the school board and community partners.
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The auto club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day. The two weekends on either side of Christmas are tempting a lot of people to head out earlier.
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