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Governor Candidates a No Show as Gillum

August 22, 2018 admin 0

With less than 10 days until the primary election, the Hillsborough County NAACP hosted a gubernatorial forum in Tampa last Saturday. All five candidates confirmed their attendance — but four of them stood up the […]

Community

Foundation Working to End Disparity of Drowning Black Youth

August 22, 2018 admin 0

On Saturday August 18th the Shawn Delifus Foundation celebrated their 2nd Graduation of 86 swimmers ages 6 months to 88 years old. Both local senior citizens and youth held court at the William Raines High School […]

Community

Legacy Memoirs – History of Black Athletes Preserved Through Local Association

August 22, 2018 admin 0

By William C. Hines – When I was a young boy growing up in Jacksonville, there were two Black High schools – Stanton High (Blue Devils) and the Matthew W. Gilbert (Panthers). The Stanton Blue […]

Business

Jax Bridges Seeking Motivated Entrepreneurs

August 22, 2018 admin 0

JAX Bridges, a program of the JAX Chamber’s Entrepreneurial Growth Division, is looking for its next cohort. The program is designed to connect small- and medium-sized companies with opportunities to do business with larger corporations; […]

Community

August the Month of Philanthropic Receiving

August 22, 2018 admin 0

The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition a grassroots, membership organization run by Returning Citizens (formerly convicted persons) who are dedicated to ending the disenfranchisement and discrimination against people with convictions and creating a more comprehensive and […]

Greek Life

August the Month of Philanthropic Receiving

August 22, 2018 admin 0

Beta Alpha Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. new President Karen Britt accepted a five hundred dollar donation from State District 13 Rep. Tracie Davis. Rep Davis presented the chapter with a check […]

Lifestyle

ONYX Magazine Publisher Receives Prestigious Award

August 22, 2018 admin 0

 The National Congress of Black Women (NCBW), Orlando Chapter, honored ONYX Magazine Publisher Rich Black at its sixth annual Founders Day luncheon earlier this month . As nearly 100 people looked on, Black received the Dick Gregory Good Brother […]

OPED

Does Golf Need Tiger Woods to be Good Again? Should Blacks Even Care?

August 21, 2018 Staff 0

After taking the world by storm as a teenager beginning his professional golfing career, Tiger Woods seemed to be the Michael Jordan of his sport. In many eyes, there was no doubt that he would […]

International

R.I.P. Kofi Annan, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Former United Nations Secretary General

August 20, 2018 Staff 0

Kofi Annan was awarded the Nobel peace prize for his humanitarian work with the UN. (Photograph: Allison Joyce/Reuters) by Chris Johnston via theguardian.com The former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan, has died at the […]

Feature

Obamas Join Black Vacationers for Annual Marthas Vineyard August Retreat

August 20, 2018 Staff 0

If you ever want a glimpse of President Barack Obama, plan to be on Martha’s Vineyard in the month of August. Serving two terms in the White House, the former president and his family have […]

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