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Annual Emancipation Proclamation Awards Celebration Honors the Legacy of Freedom

January 11, 2017 admin 0

The Lincoln Proclamation Association presented their 154th Emancipation Proclamation with an awards luncheon and dedication to local students for academic excellence. A plethora of pastors, bishops, veterans, lodge members, educators and community leaders attended the […]

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FAMU Expands National Merit Scholar Recruitment Effort in Jacksonville

January 11, 2017 admin 0

Florida A&M University (FAMU) starting the year off meeting one on one with National Merit Scholar semifinalist with the goal of recruiting some of the best and brightest students across Florida and Georgia. Last weekend, FAMU […]

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Why Black Women Must Be Involved in the Women’s March on Washington

January 9, 2017 Staff 0

by Julianne Malveaux “Ain’t I A Woman,” railed Sojourner Truth, “I have ploughed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman! I could work as much […]

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Why President Obama Will Never Get the Credit He Deserves

January 9, 2017 Staff 0

By Roger Caldwell In less than a month, real estate baron and reality TV star Donald J. Trump will be sworn-in as the 45th President of the United States of America. There is a reverence […]

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Are More Single Black Women Are Packing Pistols ?

January 9, 2017 Staff 0

by Michael Cottman “There is a high uptick of African-Americans buying guns across the country,” said Philip Smith, president of the 14,000-member National African-American Gun Association. “We are enrolling members in gun clubs in record […]

Business

Ford cancels Mexico plant. Will create 700 Michigan jobs

January 9, 2017 Staff 0

By Heather Long and Poppy Harlow, CNN  Ford is canceling plans to build a new plant in Mexico. It will invest $700 million in Michigan instead, creating 700 new U.S. jobs. Ford CEO Mark Fields said […]

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Gospel Singer Kim Burrell’s Radio Show Cancelled Following Homophobic Rant

January 9, 2017 Staff 0

By JamesMichael Nichols, huffingtonpost.com Gospel singer Kim Burrell felt the full consequence of homophobia this week when her radio program was cancelled following an anti-gay rant. Texas Southern University announced Wednesday evening that Burrell’s radio show […]

Book Reviews

“My Life with Earth Wind & Fire”

January 9, 2017 Staff 0

THE BOOKWORM SEZ By Maurice White with Herb Powell c.2016, Amistad $27.99 / $34.99 Canada       385 pages Your needs are very simple. Food, shelter, water. Those are the essentials, but then there are the things […]

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HBCU Band Will March at Inauguration

January 9, 2017 Staff 0

by Jeff Martin ATLANTA (AP) — The marching band of a historically black college in Alabama will perform in President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inaugural parade, despite a barrage of criticism, the school’s president announced […]

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Renowned Lecturer Dr. Umar Johnson Enlightens Jax Audience to Plight of Black Males

January 6, 2017 admin 0

By Lynn Jones – Dr. Umar Johnson, also known as the “The Prince of Pan Afrikanism” recently lectured to a stnainding room only audience on the African American community ills and liabilities. Thousands of Jacksonville […]

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