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Decades-old Case Revives African Demand for Stolen Lands

September 10, 2018 Staff 0

Chagos protestor (TriceEdeyWire.com/GIN) – When colonial powers redrew borders in Africa and picked choice lands for themselves and less desirable land for everyone else, some of those deals remained through this century. Few were undone. […]

National

Dallas Police Officer Arrested in Deadly Shooting of Botham Shem Jean

September 10, 2018 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe BlackmansStreet.Today Amber Guyger, a Dallas police officer, who entered the wrong apartment, mistakenly believing it  where she lived before and shooting and killing the actual tenant, was arrested Sunday and charged […]

Sports

From the Sidelines: FAMU wins big in debut of new coach Willie Simmons

September 6, 2018 admin 0

By Charles Griggs It was a good look. The Florida A&M University Rattlers opened the 2018 football season with a 41-7 victory over the Ft. Valley State Wildcats in the Jake Gaither Classic. The game […]

Community

Dreams Come True Readies for Gator Bowl Championship

September 5, 2018 admin 0

Since 1984, Dreams Come True (DCT) has fulfilled the dreams of more than 3,800 children in the Jacksonville area. DCT is the First Coast’s only locally-based organization dedicated to using the power of a dream […]

Religion

Seniors Meet Monthly to Eat, Pray and Love

September 5, 2018 admin 0

Katharine Graham once said, “No one can avoid aging, but aging productively is something else.”  The senior citizens at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church meet monthly to stay active and educate each other on health and community […]

Local

Tom Joyner Family Continues Old School Expo and Concerts

September 5, 2018 admin 0

For the past several years, national radio host Tom Joyner, has had a family convention and expo in the Orlando area called the Tom Joyner Family Reunion.  The “reunion” is full of entertainment for his […]

Local

Actor London Brown Brings West Coast Comedy to Jax

September 5, 2018 admin 0

Actor and comedian London Brown brought his comedic skills to Jacksonville on Labor Day weekend for two shows at the Comedy Club on Beach Blvd. London currently stars as “Reggie” on HBO’s hit cable show […]

Editorials

Gillum Makes History, But some Things Don’t Change – Racist Politics are Alive and Well

September 4, 2018 Staff 0

by Reginald Fullwood Sometimes African American candidates beat the odds – even when most rule them out. Between hard work, a sound strategy and the stars aligning, people like Andrew Gillum can shock the world. […]

Editorials

A Letter to President Barack Obama – We Miss You Man!

September 4, 2018 Staff 0

Dear President Obama, First, let me thank you for being a true statesman and a respectful, decent, sane President. You have been an inspiration to so many people around the world. Thank you for your […]

Editorials

Music and the Movement: The Lasting Legacy of the Queen of Soul

September 4, 2018 Staff 0

by Marc Morial “Aretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade—our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest […]

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