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Editorials

Women’s History Month Shouldn’t Go Unrecognized

March 12, 2019 Staff 0

With so much to write about, like local elections, crime, etc. it is important to take a pause from time to time to recognize worthy causes. Mary McLeod Bethune said it best, “The true worth […]

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To Grow Black Businesses, Think Big

March 12, 2019 Staff 0

By Charles Griggs “Systems are perfectly designed to achieve the results they are achieving right now. At first glance, when we look at how dysfunctional existing systems can be, this premise seems absurd.” – David […]

Business

IRS Programs To Solve Your Tax Problems

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

(Floyd Yarmuth/CNN) If you are one of the thousands of tax payers dealing with IRS collection or enforcement actions, you may feel there is no way to get relief.  Revenue Officers (collection agents) may have […]

Education

America’s Oldest HBCU Is Fighting For Survival

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Historically Black universities had cemented their place at the epicenter of Black American life, but things began to change with a new era of school integration. By Isaac Himmelman, Huffington Post Nestled 45 minutes outside […]

Sports

Toni Harris Becomes First Woman In History To Receive Non-Kicker Football Scholarship

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

The 22-year-old Detroit native said she lives by the saying “be so good they can’t ignore you.” By Alanna Vagianos, Huffington Post Toni Harris is tackling barriers left and right. The football player just became […]

National

CNN, NABJ in Standoff Over Diversity

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Roland Martin By Richard Prince, Journal-isms Network Won’t Talk if Roland Martin Is Involved The National Association of Black Journalists Tuesday called out CNN for a lack of Black news executives, but CNN responded that […]

International

Unrest Deepens Across East Africa and Africa’s ‘Horn’

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Students running from tear gas. (Global Information Network) By Global Information Network Instability is growing in the East African nations of Sudan and South Sudan while the U.S. pursues a military solution to a decades-long […]

Political

Senator Kamala Harris and Rep. Yvette Clarke Reintroduce Legislation to Commission Statue Honoring U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Today, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) (left) reintroduced a bill directing Congress to commission a statue of former U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm to be displayed in the United States Capitol. Companion legislation will also […]

Editorials

The Congressional Black Caucus: Not Always in the Headlines But Never on the Sidelines

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Dr. Julianne Malveaux By Julianne Malveaux What does the Congressional Black Caucus do? It takes Majority Whip James Clyburn to make it understandable. “It’s not only what we make happen, but what we stop from […]

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Entertainment

‘Empire’ Actor Jussie Smollett Indicted on 16 Felony Counts by Grand Jury

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Smollett was charged last month with felony disorderly conduct for the allegedly false report he made with Chicago police in January. By Doha Madani, NBC News “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a […]

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