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Her Baby Died From Accidental Starvation. Here’s What She Wants You To Know

Published 21 October 2021

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Her Baby Died From Accidental Starvation. Here’s What She Wants You To Know.

Jillian Johnson’s son Landon died at 19 days old. Here’s their story. By Catherine Pearson

In 2012, Jillian Johnson went into the hospital to have her first baby, a boy she and her husband — her high school sweetheart — decided to name Landon. R

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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dies from Covid complications

Published 18 October 2021

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Colin Powell in White House Rose Garden in 1989.Cynthia Johnson / Getty Images file

His family said that the retired four-star general died from Covid-19 complications. He was fully vaccinated against the disease.

WASHINGTON — Colin Powell, the retired four-star general who became the country’s first Black secretary of state and chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, died Monday due to complications from Covid-19, his family said in a statement on Facebook.

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6-YEAR-OLD GIRL MAKES HISTORY AS GEORGIA’S YOUNGEST CERTIFIED FARMER

Published 15 October 2021

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6-YEAR-OLD GIRL MAKES HISTORY AS GEORGIA’S YOUNGEST CERTIFIED FARMER

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors

Who said kids don’t like their veggies?

Well, little Kendall Rae Johnson is using her love for produce to produce a garden and make history as Georgia’s youngest grower.

At just 6 years old, Kendall Rae has claimed the title as the youngest certified farmer in the state of Georgia.

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Beating Breast Cancer Twice, Emerging Stronger

Published 15 October 2021

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When Yu Zheng was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in China, she was terrified and unsure she would survive. Following a single mastectomy and chemotherapy, she moved to New York to live with her daughter.

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“I BEAT CANCER!!!💜🎗

Published 15 October 2021

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“I BEAT CANCER!!!💜🎗

In November of 2020, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma—a type of blood cancer that attacks the lymphatic system. After 8 months, 3 surgeries, 4 cycles of chemotherapy, and 3 rounds of radiation, I am so blessed and happy to say that I am cancer free!!! This journey was definitely crazy, to say the least, but I thank God that I made it through. Now, I want to take the time to tell my story in hopes that it will educate and help others.

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