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Conflicting reports point to the daughter of Eric Garner have minimal to no brain function. NewsOne Now is reporting that family and friends close to activist Erica Garner are saying their goodbyes. As we reported on Tuesday, Garner, 27, suffered a heart attack Saturday night and has since been in a medically induced coma. Her […]

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Prayers up for Jesse Jackson! The activist has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s has no cure and its symptoms include tremors, stiffness, unbalanced equilibrium and difficulty controlling movements. Jackson hopes to slow the progression of the disease through therapy and admitted to his father also suffering from the disease. We wish him the best. […]

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Things are heating up again in Ferguson. According to the Huffington Post,  author and activist Cornel West was arrested while demonstrating in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday. West was in Ferguson as part of the “Ferguson October” rally, which has been attended by over 1,000 protesters. Journalists in Ferguson tweeted photos of the incident Monday afternoon: […]

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04/04/14 – Rev. Jesse Jackson talks to us about the 10th Anniversary of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Plus, Tom asks the…

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(From CNN) Dorothy Height, a leading civil rights pioneer of the 1960s, died Tuesday at age 98, Howard University Hospital confirmed.