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Month: April 2019

Lifestyle

‘Change the Game’: Halima Aden Makes Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue History in a Hijab

April 30, 2019 admin 0

Maiysha Kai @theroot Halima Aden has been changing the game since 2016, when she became the first contestant in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant to wear a hijab—and made it to the semifinals. In the years […]

Local

Jacksonville Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honorees

April 26, 2019 admin 0

Jacksonville Business Journal – The Jacksonville of tomorrow will be shaped by the young business leaders of today. So what do they want that future to look like? ¶ This year, as we celebrate the […]

Education

Rep. Harold Love, Jr. Gets TSU $1.9M for Reparations

April 25, 2019 admin 0

By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — Representative Harold Love (D-District 58) has managed to get chronically underfunded TSU $800,000 for its agricultural research station in McMinnville and $1.1 million for food science research at its […]

Entertainment

Ava DuVernay To Open New Theater, Provide Grants to Filmmakers Of Color

April 24, 2019 admin 0

    April 24, 2019 NNPAFreddie Film, LA Focus, Movies By LA Focus Director Ava DuVernay (“Selma” “A Wrinkle In Time”) is looking to move beyond just telling stories, but creating a platform for others […]

Sports

Russell Wilson Signs Deal to Become NFL’s Top-Paid Player

April 24, 2019 admin 0

April 24, 2019 NNPAFreddie LA Focus, Sports The Seattle Seahawks and their quarterback Russell Wilson have reached an agreement on a four-year, $140 million contract extension that makes him the highest paid player in the […]

OPED

Raines High School Master Plan to Tear Down Should be to Build Up 

April 24, 2019 admin 0

By Lee Brown There are three main entities that anchor all communities in Western Civilization: churches, libraries, and schools. The churches provide one type of education, while the libraries and schools provide another. They combine […]

Political

Kamala Harris and Corey Booker Among Top Fundraisers

April 22, 2019 Staff 0

Kamala Harris and Corey Booker Crusader Staff Report Democratic presidential contenders Kamala Harris and Corey Booker are among the top fundraisers seeking to win the White House in 2020, according to the latest information from […]

Political

Black Millennial Political Convention Scheduled in Washington

April 22, 2019 Staff 0

“We are not only, training and activating young people around their political issues, but we are helping these leaders understand how to build and deploy black political power,” said Waikinya Clanton (not pictured), a Steering […]

Sports

New Film Chronicles Winningest H.S. Basketball Coach in History

April 22, 2019 Staff 0

Coach Robert Hughes/Courtesy 5700 Ramsey Ave./Screenshot By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A place called Stop 6, an urban neighborhood of Ft. Worth, TX, was not known for much more than economic hardships, […]

Editorials

HBCUs Are Going Where the Black Church Can’t

April 22, 2019 Staff 0

By J.L. Carter, Sr. Several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have quietly changed admissions policies to better reflect diversity in gender identification and sexual classification over the last decade. In the last two years, […]

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