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Sports

NFL Exec Troy Vincent Talks Draft, HBCU Initiatives

April 22, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is a moment where we need some semblance of hope in some of our communities, and we are hoping that’s what occurs next week,” stated Troy Vincent, who starred for the […]

Entertainment

Why ‘The Clark Sisters’ Biopic Didn’t Hit All The Right Notes

April 22, 2020 admin 0

By Gracie Bonds Staples, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – It’s not surprising “The Clark Sisters” biopic airing now on Lifetime is a big hit. According to Nielsen, the two-hour movie garnered an impressive 2.7 million viewers when […]

Community

Douglas Anderson School of Arts Senior Appointed to United States Air Force Academy

April 22, 2020 admin 0

~Appointee was nominated by U.S. Rep. Al Lawson ~ – U.S. Rep Al Lawson (FL-05) is proud to announce that George “Gary” Hartsfield Jr., a senior at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, […]

National

New CDC Report Reveals Half of COVID-19 Patients Are Obese

April 22, 2020 admin 0

by Lydia Blanco – Over 40% of American adults are overweight. A recent COVID-NET report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that half of the COVID-19 patients are obese. Additionally, 89% of […]

Political

Stacey Abrams Backs Initiative to Send $1,000 to 100,000 Families Impacted by COVID-19

April 22, 2020 admin 0

by Lydia Blanco  –  While millions of Americans are waiting to receive a stimulus check from the government, political figures and leaders have banded together to launch “Project 100,” a campaign that aims to send […]

International

First African American International UAW Secretary-Treasurer Ruben Burks Dies

April 21, 2020 admin 0

DETROIT – Ruben Burks, the first African American International UAW Secretary-Treasurer, died Monday. His work began as an assembler at the former General Motors Fisher Body Plant 2 in Flint in 1955. Burks joined UAW Local […]

Health

6 Ways Black Women Can Take Back Our Health

April 21, 2020 admin 0

By Tamara E. Holmes – COVID-19 — like so many other diseases — is hitting our communities the hardest. Let’s channel that alarm into action with these simple yet lifesaving measures. A couple years after hitting […]

Sports

Tim Anderson, Inspired By Jackie Robinson, Is New Leading Voice of MLB’s African-American Community

April 21, 2020 admin 0

By Bob Nightengale – Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson didn’t ask for the torch to be passed onto him, but he embraces the opportunity, believing it is his time and his place to leave his own legacy. […]

National

Reports Suggest Many Have Had Coronavirus With No Symptoms

April 21, 2020 admin 0

By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer – A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less […]

Entertainment

Singer Kelly Rowland Joins U.S. Coronavirus Special to Aid Black Community

April 21, 2020 admin 0

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kelly Rowland, Halle Berry and Anthony Anderson are among a host of black celebrities taking on the coronavirus epidemic as the disease continues to disproportionately affect minorities in the United States. […]

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