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  A forever stamp will be issued Feb. 2 to commemorate Richard Allen (1760-1831), an important figure in the United States abolitionist movement and the founder and first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church. The stamp will be issued with a first-day ceremony scheduled for noon at the Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, 419 S. […]

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Funeral plans have been confirmed by Leevy’s Funeral Home for slain South Carolina state Sen. Clementa Pinckney,one of nine victims in the shooting massacre carried out by Dylan Roof  at aEmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston South Carolina The arrangements are as follows: The casket of Sen. Clementa Pinckney will be at the State House […]

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In a bit of good news in a landscape in which many Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are facing tough times, a trustee from Morris…