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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. […]

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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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Black Girls Rock: BET Celebrates Black Women at Annual Event

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

By Lauren Poteat (NNPA Newswire Contributor) During a star-studded showcase of social activism, creativity and courage, BET celebrated the achievements of Black women and girls at the “Black Girls Rock! 2017” awards show. Taraji P. […]

Editorials

When You Educate a Girl You Educate a Nation

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

By Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) As I write this, I am preparing to travel with my colleagues to Nigeria, where I will have the honor of meeting some of the Chibok girls who were […]

National

More Chaos in Houston as Floodwaters Rise to Roof Lines

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

Rain from Tropical Storm Harvey falls as a firefighter is wheeled to a waiting ambulance after he became fatigued while fighting an office building fire in downtown in Houston, Texas, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AP […]

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Rawlvan R. Bennett Presents Unveiling of Bronze Kingdom Gallery in Orlando

August 24, 2017 admin 0

Rawlvan R. Bennett is the CEO and founder of Bronze Kingdom, an art gallery-museum located in Orlando, Florida. Bronze Kingdom features the largest collection of African bronzes in the world with over 2,000 pieces from […]

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Northside Harbor View Residents Unite to Gather and Reminisce on the Good Times

August 24, 2017 admin 0

 Hundreds of Harbor View family family, friends and current residents gathered at the Legends Center last weekend to rekindle their childhoos and seta vision for the future of their belowved neighborhood. The neighborjood is set […]

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