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Month: July 2016

Local

Cong. Brown Vows to Fight 24 Count Indictment

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

I’m looking forward to my day in court to vindicate myself,” said Congresswoman Corrine Brown in front of Jacksonville’s Federal Courthouse that she helped provide funding for. The statement was made to news media and […]

Local

Black Lives Matter Protests Continue in Jacksonville and Across America

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

After a weekend of confrontation, sporadic violence and arrests during protests against the police shootings of black men, the mother of one of the victims has appealed for calm. Valerie Castile, mother of Philando Castile, […]

Political

Obama: America is not as divided as some suggest

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday rejected any notion that the past week’s stunning violence signals a return to racial brutality of a dark past, saying that as painful as the killings […]

Sports

Carmelo Anthony: We athletes can no longer remain on the sidelines in the struggle for justice

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

Carmelo Anthony: ‘There’s nothing political about taking a stand and speaking on what you believe in.’ Photograph: Noam Galai/FilmMagic   Hashtags won’t solve the endless cycle of violence that’s engulfed America. That’s why I’m calling […]

National

Baltimore Police Lieutenant Acquitted in Freddie Gray Death

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

BALTIMORE – A Maryland judge on Monday acquitted Baltimore police Lieutenant Brian Rice of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office for the April 2015 death of black detainee Freddie Gray. Baltimore City Circuit […]

Education

Multicultural eBooks Sparks Reading Interest in Kids

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

Frustrated because she couldn’t find books that her six-year-old African-American niece could relate to and enjoy, a Chicago-based entrepreneur created a company featuring a library of ebooks whose storylines, characters and uplifting messages mirror the […]

Video

US police shooting: Philando Castile’s partner tells BBC she wants change

July 15, 2016 admin 0

US police shooting: Philando Castile’s partner tells BBC she wants change […]

Video

Black Female Police Officer Speaks Out Against Killer Cops

July 15, 2016 admin 0

Black Female Police Officer Speaks Out Against Killer Cops […]

Video

Two police shootings, two videos, two black men dead

July 15, 2016 admin 0

Their deaths have drawn people — brandishing signs emblazoned with the message #BlackLivesMatter — to the streets in their droves, demanding the world take notice of shootings that feel sadly commonplace in the U.S., yet are no less provocative. […]

Video

Celebrity video recounts the ways black Americans are killed by police

July 15, 2016 admin 0

Celebrity video recounts the ways black Americans are killed by police […]

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