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NFL’s Depression-era Ban on Black Players Lingers

September 17, 2019 Staff 0

by Dr. Jesse Jackson The National Football League season opened last week with a full slate of games. On the field, extraordinary athletes of all races and backgrounds competed with the same set of rules. […]

Editorials

A Letter to President Barack Obama –We miss you

September 17, 2019 Staff 0

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

Political

Second tier’s strong showing didn’t change the race’s basic dynamics

September 13, 2019 admin 0

By David Gergen If you had been paying no attention to Democratic politics until Thursday night and then watched the full three hours of debate, you would probably have had a hard time figuring out who […]

Entertainment

Dwyane Wade, Rick Ross Want to Own an NFL Team

September 13, 2019 admin 0

NY MAGEESEPTEMBER 11, 2019 *Dwyane Wade admits that his heart still resides in the sporting world, as the recently retired NBA star has revealed he’s open to owning a team in the NFL. In a conversation […]

Entertainment

In 1968, Three Students Were Killed By Police. Today, Few Remember The Orangeburg Massacre

September 13, 2019 admin 0

By FISHER JACK    SEPTEMBER 13, 2019   Why This Tragedy Is Rarely Remembered The Orangeburg Massacre is remembered by very few because it had occurred sometime before the famously known shootings at Kent State University. This event […]

Sports

14 Black Football Players Kicked Off Team Over Protest Armbands are Honored 50 Years Later

September 13, 2019 admin 0

The players were taken off the University of Wyoming team in 1969 for seeking to wear armbands to protest racism. Sept. 13, 2019,  By Associated Press Fifty years after 14 black football players were kicked off […]

National

Why the Man Trump Once Called ‘my African American’ is leaving the GOP

September 12, 2019 admin 0

Politics Sep 12, 2019 1:06 PM EDT Gregory Cheadle, the black man President Donald Trump once described at a rally as “my African American,” is fed up. After two years of frustration with the president’s rhetoric on race […]

National

Trump addresses historically black colleges and universities conference

September 12, 2019 admin 0

UPDATED ON: SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 / 3:08 PM / CBS NEWS President Trump touted his administration’s economic record for African-Americans during the 2019 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, insisting […]

Obituaries

Legendary Tailor Mariano Mendez Passes

September 12, 2019 Staff 0

Native son and legendary master tailor, Mariano Mendez passed last weekend at the age of 80 years old. He was born and raised in in the LaVilla Area of Jacksonville, FL, where his birth home […]

Lifestyle

Band Tributes Maze to the Delight of Fans Who Don’t Want to Let Go!

September 11, 2019 admin 0

Downtown Bay Street was filled with nightlife as club goers stood in line for an hour to gain entrance into their favorite dance club.  Over at the Justice Pub, the Groove Coalition band held a […]

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