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Beta Alpha Zeta Chapter Military Initiative Aids Homeless Veterans

November 18, 2015 admin 0

For their military initiative the Beta Alpha Zeta Chapter, of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., collected toiletries for homeless veterans.  The items were given to The Veterans Compassionate Care Project of Elim Community Outreach, Inc. […]

Business

Mayor Taps Warren Jones for JEA Board

November 17, 2015 Staff 0

Two well-respected and strong Jacksonville leaders have been selected to serve on the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) Board of Directors. Mayor Lenny Curry recently announced the nominations of Edward E. Burr, GreenPointe Holdings LLC president […]

Political

Black Caucus Cautious About New House Speaker

November 17, 2015 Staff 0

by James Wright Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have developed a wait-and-see attitude toward the new speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) was elected by the House as […]

Local

D.I.V.A.S. Movement Shares the Spirit on Health, Wealth and Awareness

November 17, 2015 Staff 0

What started out as a birthday and breast cancer celebration has developed into a movement. The Defining Inspirational Values Attributed to the Spirit (D.I.V.A.S.) ladies met volunteering for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. The D.I.V.A.S. […]

Greek Life

AKAS Gamma Rho Chapter Remembers Alzheimer’s Survivors

November 17, 2015 Staff 0

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Gamma Rho Omega Chapter Incorporated participated in the Walk To End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, November 7th. The Alzheimer’s Association mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, […]

Editorials

Blackonomics: Beyond T-Shirts and Hoodies

November 16, 2015 Staff 0

By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Recollections of my 1995 article on the business of college athletics danced in my head when I heard the news about the University of Missouri football team’s refusal to play […]

Editorials

Deceitful Politicians Want Media to Ignore their Lies

November 16, 2015 Staff 0

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Politicians and would-be politicians running for president can’t have it both ways: They can’t filibuster while refusing to answer direct questions during televised debates and then complain about not having enough […]

Editorials

What’s Wrong with the Truth?

November 16, 2015 Staff 0

By George Curry Award-winning film director Quentin Tarantino gets high props for stepping up to tell some truth about the many murders of African Americans at the hands of misbehaving police officers. How, after all, […]

Sports

Sugar Ray Leonard Reflects on “No Más” 35 Years Later

November 16, 2015 Staff 0

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Contributing Writer Sugar Ray Leonard had no doubt that he’d defeat Roberto Duran when the two warriors squared off in a rematch of their epic first welterweight title bout that […]

Entertainment

Gospel Artist J. Santana Gathers the Word of Gospel

November 16, 2015 Staff 0

Lyrically Sound Enterprises and Let’s Talk Gospel presented “The Gathering,” musical showcase to unite wholesome Contemporary Christian and Gospel music together at the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair, Saturday, November 8. The music fest featured Multi-Stellar […]

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