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J100, Florida Blue and the Jaguars Team Up to Tackle Prostate Cancer

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

The 100 Black Men of Jacksonville, Inc. (J100), Florida Blue and the Jaguars Foundation kicked off National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by partnering for the launch of “Men Tackling the Big C” Prostate Cancer Awareness […]

National

America’s Clergy Unite for 1,000 Ministers March in Washington Against White Supremacy

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

  by Adelle Banks WASHINGTON (RNS) — From Protestant preachers to Jewish cantors to Catholic nuns, religious leaders of a range of faiths demonstrated in the nation’s capital for racial justice, criticizing the silence of […]

Lifestyle

FaceApp Deletes New Black, White and Asian Filters After Racism Storm

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

by Cara McGroogan (Telegraph) A viral app that adds filters to users’ selfies to change their appearance has backtracked on its latest update after was accused of racism over its new range of ethnic filters. FaceApp, […]

National

Black Christian University Professor Suspended After Saying Some BLM Members ‘Should Be Hung’

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

A Black professor at a Christian university in Phoenix has been suspended after a video clip revealed him making troubling remarks about activists in the Black Lives Matter movement. Professor Toby Jennings, of Grand Canyon […]

Political

Paul Ryan Denounces Presidential Pardon Of Racial Profiling Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

 Arpaio—a former sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona—was convicted last month on charges that stemmed from contravening a court order related to a racial profiling case, the outlet said. He was slated to be sentenced for […]

Local

Florida Executes First White Man Convicted Of Killing Black Man

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

by Tray Connor (NBC) For the first time in 19 months, Florida has executed a prisoner — a white man accused of racially motivated murder — using a lethal injection formula. Authorities say 53-year-old Mark […]

Entertainment

Bill Cosby Hires Michael Jackson’s Former Lawyer Tom Mesereau

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

S By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Bill Cosby has hired former Michael Jackson attorney Tom Mesereau to lead his defense team going into the November retrial of the comedian’s sexual assault case. Mesereau, […]

Entertainment

Jay-Z Reveals His Mother Had Apprehensions About Getting Outed As A Lesbian On ‘4:44’

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

Written By Adrian Moore, GlobalGrind Staff Jay-Z‘s “4:44″ album is arguably his most personal project to date. Along with music, Hov has released music videos, short documentaries called “footnotes,” as well as a detailed interview on Rap Radar’s podcast. […]

National

Emmett Till: 62nd Anniversary Of Lynching Reignites Calls For Apology

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

Sixty-two years ago on August 28, Carolyn Bryant Donham, a White woman, told a lie that got a fourteen year-old boy killed. The 62nd anniversary comes just days after the nation witnessed racial terror inCharlottesville, Virginia, […]

Editorials

How The Colin Kaepernick Rally Restored My Connection To My Fraternity

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

Written By Cory Townes, Cassius While scrolling through my Twitter feed recently, an article on The Shadow League about Colin Kaepernick caught my eye. “Where Are Colin Kaepernick’s Frat Brothers?” it asked, then attempted to answer: […]

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