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San Francisco Giants players and staff observe a moment of silence for former player Vida Blue before a baseball game between the Giants and the Milwaukee Brewers in San Francisco, Sunday, May 7, 2023. Blue died May 6, 2023. He was 73. Photo credit: Jeff Chiu, The Associated Press

Sports

Vida Blue, former ace of the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants in the ’70s, dies at 73

May 9, 2023
By Matt Kawahara
The San Francisco Chronicle

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New York police officers respond to the scene where a fight was reported on a subway train on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. A man suffering an apparent mental health episode aboard a subway died on Monday after being placed in a headlock by a fellow rider, according to police officials and video of the encounter. Jordan Neely, 30, was shouting and pacing aboard a train in Manhattan, witnesses and police said, when he was taken to the floor by another passenger. Photo credit: Paul Martinka, The Associated Press

National

Some call NYC subway choking criminal, others hold judgment

May 5, 2023
By Jake Offenhartz & Bobby Caina Calvan
The Associated Press

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Arts & culture

Wendell Pierce, Audra McDonald, Samuel L. Jackson among Black Broadway stars nominated for Tonys

May 2, 2023
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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CNN news anchor Don Lemon attends the 11th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in New York. Lemon and the network confirmed on Monday, April 24, 2023, that Lemon is no longer working for the network. Photo credit: Evan Agostini, Invision/The Associated Press

Arts & culture

Don Lemon, longtime CNN host, out at cable news network

April 24, 2023
By David Bauder
The Associated Press

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Arts & culture Fresh Voices

ESSAY: “Girls on the Edge” taps the pressure on Black girls to achieve Black excellence

April 20, 2023
By Kymani Hughes
Youthcast Media Group

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Expelled Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, delivers remarks outside the state Capitol on Monday, April 10, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Pearson was expelled the previous week over his role in a gun-control protest on the Tennessee House floor in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting. Photo credit: George Walker IV, The Associated Press

Politics

Expelled Justin Pearson could be returned to Tennessee House

April 12, 2023
By Adrian Sainz
The Associated Press

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