The only cure for painful sickle cell disease today is a bone marrow transplant. But soon there may be a new cure that attacks the disorder at its genetic source. …
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Black people are beating the odds by turning 100 — and they’re celebrating on TikTok
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsMany dread aging, but for some Black centenarians, 100 is just another number. Videos of Black centenarians celebrating their birthdays have recently gone viral on social media, garnering millions of…
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Body of missing Milwaukee boy, 5, found in a dumpster; teen among 2 in custody
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsMILWAUKEE — Two people, including a 15-year-old boy, are in custody after the body of a 5-year-old boy was found Thursday in a Milwaukee trash dumpster. Prince McCree was reported…
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Rashad Richey Morning Show Partners With the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Editor-in-Chief To Bring New Monthly Segment
In an exciting development for Atlanta’s news, cultural, entertainment, and political enthusiasts, The Rashad Richey Morning Show, airing on News; Talk 1380-WAOK and V-103FM(HD3) weekdays from 7 am – 10…
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Mother held at gunpoint with 8-year-old son wants police to pay for his therapy
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsA woman who is nine months pregnant wants police to cover the cost of therapy for her 8-year-old son who she says was traumatized when police in Sacramento, California, pulled…
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Museum corrects Dwayne Johnson wax figure after criticism that it was too white
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsFrance’s Musée Grévin took Dwayne Johnson’s comments and social media outcry over the star’s botched wax figure to heart. Within 24 hours, his figure was updated by artists who gave it a slightly…
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Richard Roundtree, a Hollywood icon who played John Shaft in the 1971 introduction to the “Shaft” film franchise, has died after a battle with cancer at age 81. His manager,…
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Sacramento Police stop mother and 8-year-old son at gunpoint over mistaken identity
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsA Black mother is demanding an apology after Sacramento police officers pulled her and her 8-year-old son over at gunpoint, mistaking the child for a teen wanted for two felonies. …
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Rash of violence has not deterred Black parents from keeping their kids at HBCUs
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsKim and Tommy Sturdivant said they didn’t consider pulling their two children — son Seth at Morgan State University and daughter Mia at Howard University — out of school after…
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8 officers involved in Jayland Walker’s shooting death are back on active duty, officials say
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsAKRON, Ohio — The eight Ohio police officers who fired scores of shots that killed Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, after a car and foot chase last year are back…