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Month: June 2015

Political

Rawlings-Blake Makes History as the First African-American Female President of U.S. Conference of Mayors

June 25, 2015 Staff 0

San Francisco, CA – The presidential gavel was officially handed to Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake today by outgoing U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, appointing her head of the nonpartisan organization […]

Entertainment

American Idol Star Tyanna Jones Gives Back to Her Hometown Youth

June 25, 2015 Staff 0

by K. Brooks The young and talented, top five American Idol contestant Tyanna Jones recently visited the Children’s Building at the I.M Sulzbacher Center. Her visit was welcomed with open arms as she brought donated […]

National

Support Grows for Taking Down Confederate Flag

June 25, 2015 Staff 0

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In what is quickly and unexpectedly gaining ground as a fitting memorial to the nine African Americans killed by a White supremacist at Emanuel A.M.E. Church […]

National

Burned NC Church May be Investigated as Hate Crime

June 25, 2015 Staff 0

MEGHAN KENEALLY Digital Reporter Police are investigating whether a fire at a predominantly Black church in North Carolina is a hate crime, authorities have said. A blaze was reported at the Briar Creek Road Baptist […]

Local

Min. Farrakhan Announces 20th Anniversary of Million Man March with Rally

June 25, 2015 Staff 0

People of all faiths packed Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church this week as the Nation of Islam and organizers of the Million Man March announced that a rally will take place this October on the Mall […]

News

Supreme Court Rules Obamacare Subsidies Are Legal

June 25, 2015 Staff 0

The U.S. Supreme Court has handed the Obama administration a major victory on health care, ruling 6-3 that nationwide subsidies called for in the Affordable Care Act are legal. “Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to […]

Local

James Weldon Johnson Honored With Markers

June 25, 2015 Staff 0

By Kionta Brooks The Durkeeville Historical Society, along with the City of Jacksonville honored the late James Weldon Johnson and his brother John Rosamond Johnson with an unveiling ceremony for the new Lift Ev’ry Voice […]

Local

Fishers of Men Empowering Dads for Fathers Day

June 25, 2015 Staff 0

The Fishers of Men organization celebrated fathers and father figures on Saturday, June 13th at Hemming Park in downtown Jacksonville. This year over 30 men celebrated fathers by marching from Hemming Park to the corporate […]

Local

AnnieRuth Sends Students to a Healthy Summer

June 25, 2015 Staff 0

On the last day of school, S.P. Livingston Elementary School students were treated by the AnnieRuth Foundation. The health and wellness presentation included interactive discussions stressing the importance of eating healthy and exercising to minimize […]

Lifestyle

Reunion Rich Summers Highlights Stanton Classes

June 25, 2015 Staff 0

Summers in the south are a rich time of gathering and reminiscing as citizens from throughout the country and beyond return home to celebrate the rich cultural tradition of commemorating their high school reunion. For […]

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