by James Klingman Remember the scene from “New Jack City” when Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) told Scotty (Ice-T), “This ain’t personal; this is business?” And at the end of the movie, Scotty said to Nino, […]
by Reggie Fullwood I am as guilty as any other Generation X black male – I grew using the word “Nigga” or the “N” word as a term of endearment of sorts. No big deal […]
by Reggie Fullwood One of my grandmother’s favorite bible verses is from the Book of Luke, “To whom much is given, much will be required.” Pretty self explanatory, but it basically means that we are […]
By Namrata Tripathi, International Business Times After the death of the Italian woman Emma Morano, who held the title of the world’s oldest person, Jamaican centenarian Violet Brown, aged 117, is now the oldest person […]
By David Love, Atlanta Black Star In what is being described as the largest single dismissal of wrongful criminal convictions in U.S. history, a Massachusetts court has dismissed over 21,000 drug-related cases after it was […]
NNPA By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper Intergovernmental Affairs Contributing Writer During the last 10 years, a reported 109 lawsuits have been filed against Wells Fargo Bank covering 43 […]
Technology wizards partnered up to show off pure creative science and the benefits of collaboration at the AC3, the 2017 App Challenge sponsored by the Division of Research at Florida A&M University. The event continues […]
Emmy Award winning journalist Soledad O’Brien was in Jacksonville for her PowHERful Foundation Saturday, April 15th at WJCT studios. The PowHERful Enrichment Conference featured local notables including Jacksonville Mayor’s Chief of Staff Kerri Stewart, entertainer […]
On Saturday, April 15th The Moxie Group hosted former Chairwoman of the Black Panther Party Elaine Brown at the Jacksonville Main Library Downtown. Ms. Brown gave an oral history of the Black Panther Party and […]
Jacksonville Free Press subscriber Alisha Wright is the winner of the 2017 March Women’s Black History Month Contest. Alisha was the first to find all the correct answers, winning$150 for answering the 30 questions related […]
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