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Links in Pink Kick Off October with Breast Cancer Awareness

October 9, 2019 admin 0

The Jacksonville Chapter of the Links, Incorporated hosted a Breast Cancer Awareness event as part of their “Links in Pink” national awareness initiative.  McGowan Spinal Rehabilitation Center hosted attendees who were educated on the importance of […]

Local

Lupus Survivors Celebrated at Gala

October 9, 2019 admin 0

The Black Girls Network hosted their inaugural Black Girls Network Lupus Gala to raise awareness to the autoimmune disease known as Lupus. The formal affair was attended by club members and lupus survivors at the […]

Local

Raines Honors 2nd Longest Bandleader on 10th Anniversary

October 9, 2019 admin 0

Bri’Ann Dailey (Band Alumni), Brian Dailey (Booster President), Tevion Brown (Band Alumni), Mr. Washington (Honoree) holding his youngest daughter Krisette Washington, Tasha Washington (Wife of Honoree) & Ciara Buckner (Eldest Daughter of Honoree) During the […]

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COMMENTARY: Whether you impeach him or he leaves at the end of his term, what’s after Donald Trump?

October 4, 2019 admin 0

INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — By Larry Smith This week, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi initiated a long-anticipated formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Six House committees are investigating whether Trump’s actions while […]

Political

Top 10 Books about Black Radicalism

October 4, 2019 admin 0

A man at a protest against the incarceration of members of the Black Panthers in New York in 1969. Photograph: David Fenton/Getty Images As we enter into the annual celebration of all things black for a month, […]

Entertainment

‘Julia’ And ‘A Different World’ Star Diahann Carroll Dead At 84

October 4, 2019 admin 0

THE WORLD LOST A TOUCH OF GLAMOUR TODAY. BY JOI-MARIE MCKENZIE · OCTOBER 4, 2019 (ESSENCE MAGAZINE) The world lost a glamorous icon today when news broke that actress Diahann Carroll had died. She was 84. Her daughter, […]

Health

Fannie Lou Hamer Died Of Untreated Breast Cancer

October 4, 2019 admin 0

Posted on Oct 4 2019 – 8:53am by Seattle Medium By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the proliferation of pink ribbons is about to start. Predatory capitalists will make breast cancer […]

National

Kamala Harris Teams Up With Maxine Waters On $13 Billion Plan To End Homelessness

October 4, 2019 admin 0

By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (HUFFPOST) The senator and congresswoman want to invest in more affordable housing ― a dire need in their home state of California. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who is running for president, introduced a bill […]

Sports

Fort Myers at 100: First black Fort Myers High football players share memories as trailblazers in 1969 season

October 4, 2019 admin 0

David Dorsey, Fort Myers News-PressPublished 7:00 a.m. ET Oct. 4, 2019 Dan Killins and Joe White never asked to be pioneers. But in 1969 at Fort Myers High School, they were. Killins and White became […]

Greek Life

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Chapter Chartered Serving Clay, St. Johns and Duval Counties

October 3, 2019 admin 0

Earlier this summer, the Sigma Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was chartered to serve Clay, St. Johns and Duval counties. The chapter held its first officer installation on September 19th at […]

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