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  • 3 days ago | blackchronicle.com | Clay Cane

    According to CBS News, the Navy plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk — a ship honoring the slain gay rights icon and Navy veteran — and is also eyeing changes to ships named after civil rights heroes like Harriet Tubman and John Lewis. The move, pushed under the Trump administration‘s call to restore “warrior culture,” has sparked outrage. Critics say it’s a petty erasure of American trailblazers who fought for freedom, dignity, and justice.

  • 3 days ago | aurn.com | Clay Cane

    According to CBS News, the Navy plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk — a ship honoring the slain gay rights icon and Navy veteran — and is also eyeing changes to ships named after civil rights heroes like Harriet Tubman and John Lewis. The move, pushed under the Trump administration’s call to restore “warrior culture,” has sparked outrage. Critics say it’s a petty erasure of American trailblazers who fought for freedom, dignity, and justice.

  • 4 days ago | blackchronicle.com | Clay Cane

    Anna Mae Robertson, one of the last surviving members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — known as the Six Triple Eight — has died at 101, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The all-Black, all-women Army unit was sent to Europe during World War II to tackle a massive mail backlog, processing more than 17 million letters in just three months. Despite facing racism and segregation within the military, the battalion boosted morale for troops across Europe.

  • 4 days ago | aurn.com | Clay Cane

    Anna Mae Robertson, one of the last surviving members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — known as the Six Triple Eight — has died at 101, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The all-Black, all-women Army unit was sent to Europe during World War II to tackle a massive mail backlog, processing more than 17 million letters in just three months. Despite facing racism and segregation within the military, the battalion boosted morale for troops across Europe.

  • 4 days ago | blackchronicle.com | Clay Cane

    According to the Associated Press, Smokey Robinson has filed a defamation lawsuit against four former housekeepers who accused him of rape in incidents spanning 2007 to 2024. The 85-year-old Motown legend and his wife, Frances Robinson, filed the counterclaim in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging the women fabricated their claims as part of an extortion scheme. The women are suing for $50 million, alleging Robinson repeatedly raped them and that Frances enabled the abuse.

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Clay Cane
Clay Cane @claycane
13 Nov 24

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Clay Cane
Clay Cane @claycane
28 Mar 24

Wow - thanks so much. Means a lot that your son is learning from #TheGrift. This month actually marks 167 years since the horrific Dred Scott decision.

TenaciousKb1
TenaciousKb1 @Tenacious1Kb

My 22 yr- old is ENAMORED w/& learning from #TheGrift by @claycane & is reading it to me! https://t.co/2CTykyUhFc

Clay Cane
Clay Cane @claycane
28 Feb 24

Wow -thanks for this. After three weeks on the NYT best sellers list, I’ve never seen my book up front or on a table. Unfortunately, I’ve been hearing #TheGrift is in the stock room - not even on the shelves. Shout out to Atlanta!

Hillary Stanfield
Hillary Stanfield @thehillzatl

@claycane sharing some awesome news…for all the Barnes & Noble locations not showing you due respect, I went to one in Atlanta off Cobb Pkwy and it was front and center. I did a little happy dance! https://t.co/EDHStGh1bi