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Local Democractic Caucus Round Table Focuses on Black and Brown Voter

November 22, 2017 admin 0

The Duval County Chapter of the Democratic Black Caucus of Florida invited diverse community leaders to participant in a focus group on voting. Researcher Ann Gerhardt from California has engaged numerous, similar groups across the […]

OPED

Trump is Talking About Drug Addiction, But Show Me the Money

November 21, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Drug addiction is an extremely powerful force, and America is in the midst of an opioid crisis. The drugs kill some 90 people a day – about the same as car accidents. […]

Editorials

Trump’s Assault on Barack Obama’s Legacy Will Fail

November 21, 2017 Staff 0

by Jesse Jackson Donald Trump defines his administration as against all things Obama. Beneath the current president’s insults and outrages, his lies and antics is a remarkably consistent attempt to undo his predecessor’s entire legacy. […]

Education

Apply To More Than 50 HBCUs At Once

November 21, 2017 Staff 0

Black Enterprise – Students can apply to 52 of the more than 100 HBCUs by completing just one application: the Common Black College Application (CBCA). By completing the CBCA, you apply to numerous HBCUs without […]

International

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Resigns, Ending Four Decades of Rule

November 21, 2017 Staff 0

HARARE, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday a week after the army and his former political allies moved against him, ending four decades of rule by a man who […]

Sports

Kaepernick is Named GQ Magazine’s ‘Citizen of the Year’

November 20, 2017 Staff 0

GQ Magazine has named Colin Kaepernick as its “Citizen of the Year.” In a special December issue of the magazine, Kaepernick paired with GQ as well as ten of his closest allies and friends to […]

Feature

African American Museum Digitizes Vintage Photos For Black Families

November 20, 2017 Staff 0

The National Museum of African American History in Washington harbors pieces of history that illustrate the story of the Black experience in America, and now the institution is giving African American families the opportunity to […]

Business

The Road to $1.5 Trillion in Black Buying Power and Dispelling a Common Myth

November 20, 2017 Staff 0

By John Tucker, blackenterprise.com Black buying power currently stands at over $1.1 trillion and is on the road to hit about $1.5 trillion by 2021. This collective buying power means that nearly $2 trillion will […]

Feature

Tearing Down the House That Ebony Built

November 20, 2017 Staff 0

By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader The bright test kitchen on the fourth floor where actress Diahann Carroll helped herself to a tasty batch of fried chicken was a big hit back in the day. So […]

Entertainment

Actress Della Reese Dead at 86

November 20, 2017 Staff 0

Della Reese, who segued from pop and jazz singing stardom in the ‘50s and ‘60s to a long career as a popular TV actress on “Touched by an Angel” and other shows, died Sunday night […]

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