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Month: October 2015

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NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Dinner Celebrates Activism, Achievements and Excellence

October 29, 2015 admin 0

By Lynn Jones – Founded in 1909, this is the 106th year of the NAACP’s fight against racism and discrimination in all forms. Last week, the Jacksonville Chapter of the NAACP held their Annual Freedom Fund Awards […]

Photos

Black Expo Returns to Jax!

October 29, 2015 admin 0

Black Expo Returns to Jax! -This past weekend the Black Expo South premier events The Taste of Jacksonville, 40 Under 40 and Black Expo at the Prime Osborn was the place to be. Friday night […]

Editorials

What the First Democratic Presidential Debate Showed Us About the Candidates

October 27, 2015 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux In contrast to the more entertaining Republican presidential candidate debates, the first Democratic presidential candidate debate was more absorbing. We heard from grownups that refrained from personal attacks and offered solid information […]

Editorials

Florida Senate Set to Remove Confederate Flag from Seal

October 27, 2015 Staff 0

“The past always looks better than it was. It’s only pleasant because it isn’t here,” once wrote Peter Finley Dunne. Florida Senate Democratic Leader Arthenia Joyner recently started a movement to remove one vestige of […]

Business

Banks Caught Redlining Black Communities

October 27, 2015 Staff 0

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The old adage, ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same’ seems somehow an apt description for what a growing number of communities are suffering: a lack of […]

Book Reviews

“Grant Park” by Leonard Pitts, Jr.,

October 26, 2015 admin 0

 Open mouth, insert foot. Maybe it doesn’t happen often, but there are times when you have a knack for saying what’s on your mind at precisely the wrong time. You can’t un-say things, though, especially […]

Greek Life

AKA Sorority Gamma Rho Omega Chapter United Nations 70th Anniversary Celebration

October 26, 2015 admin 0

On Saturday October 25, 2015 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Gamma Rho Omega Chapter, Incorporated presented “The United Nations and Climate Change.”  The event was held at Jacksonville University at the Sam R. Marks Chapel.  The panel […]

Book Reviews

Childrens Author on A Mission to Educate and Empower Black Youth with Collection of Animated Stories

October 26, 2015 admin 0

In a social climate where the value of black lives in America is often questioned, one author has elected to draw on history to remind today’s youth of their powerful origins. Barbara Solomon, founder of […]

National

Farrakhan Outlines Next Steps After Million Man March Anniversary

October 22, 2015 Staff 0

By James Wright Special to the NNPA from the AFRO Minister Louis Farrakhan told a crowd of 200 people that the Nation of Islam will team up with 100 Black Men, an influential national Black […]

Entertainment

That’s So Raven. **Eyeroll**

October 22, 2015 Staff 0

by Grace Boateng Special from the Houston Forward Times We are gathered here today not to discuss the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March (which saw little to no coverage outside of social media), […]

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