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Golf Hall of Famer Celebrates Centennial in Springfield

September 18, 2019 admin 0

The Dr. Mary A. Jones Multi Purpose center was the location for the 100th birthday celebration for National Black Golfer Hall of Famer Herbert Dixon.  Hundreds of family members and friends to honor Dixons legacy and […]

Editorials

In the Wake of Hurricane Dorian: Climate Change and Infrastructure Issues

September 17, 2019 Staff 0

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Hurricane Dorian has drowned the Bahamas and devastated the coasts of North and South Carolina. There are trillions of dollars worth of damages, and communities that it will take years to […]

Editorials

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 […]

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