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Karen Britt Selected as Ms. Corporate America

July 6, 2017 admin 0

Karen Britt, a native of Jacksonville, has been selected as the 2018 Ms. Corporate America Jacksonville following an application and an intensive interview process. The MCA competition provides a forum for women to promote themselves, […]

Editorials

Give Us the Ballot: Restore the Voting Rights Act

July 4, 2017 Staff 0

  By Marc H. Morial “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty […]

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Should African-Americans Celebrate the Fourth of July?

July 4, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Happy Birthday America. Exactly 241 years ago our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence.  Many of the forefathers would be extremely proud of their “baby.”  The United States of America quickly ascended […]

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Trump Ratchets Up the Use of Guns, Bombs, Troops, and Insults

July 4, 2017 Staff 0

by Jesse Jackson In his campaign, Donald Trump promised “we’re going to start winning again.” In office, he has defined winning largely in military terms. His budget decimates the State Department while adding billions to […]

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Senate Healthcare Plan Could Leave 50 Million Uninsured

July 4, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Seven years later, are we better with Obamacare? Congressional Republicans and The Donald don’t think so, but their healthcare plans don’t look viable at all. In fact, the latest Senate health care […]

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Venus Williams at Fault in Crash That Led to Death of 78-year-old, Police Say

July 3, 2017 Staff 0

A police report says that Venus Williams is responsible for a car accident earlier this month in Florida, which caused injuries to a 78-year-old man who later died. Pictured is Venus Williams from an interview […]

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Local Man Says He is a Victim of WWB - Walking While Black

July 3, 2017 Staff 0

A Black man was stopped and questioned by a Jacksonville sheriff’s officer last week for walking while Black, or walking without identification, reports the Miami Herald. J.S. Bolen, who is White, targeted Devonte Shipman, 21, […]

National

Case Legalized Interracial Marriage Loving Marker Unveiled in Richmond, Virginia

July 3, 2017 Staff 0

Virginia’s Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently unveiled a State Historical Marker commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s striking down the state’s law banning interracial marriage. The marker is next to the Patrick Henry […]

Political

House Democrats, Looking Ahead to 2018, Pledge to Prioritize Voting Rights

July 3, 2017 Staff 0

by Chandelis Duster House Democrats introduced legislation last week to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act while pledging to make the issue of voting rights a priority if the party wins in 2018. On […]

Editorials

The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro

July 3, 2017 Staff 0

PBS (Justice Initiative International) During the 1850s, Frederick Douglass typically spent about six months of the year travelling extensively, giving lectures. During one winter — the winter of 1855-1856 — he gave about 70 lectures […]

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