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Entertainment

Little Richard’s Cause of Death Revealed

May 11, 2020 admin 0

Tributes From Cyndi Lauper, Robert Townsend, Chuck D and More Pour In – Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Little Richard, known for his hits like Good Golly Miss Molly and Tutti Frutti has died. […]

Entertainment

Singer Betty Wright Dead at 66

May 11, 2020 admin 0

Singer Betty Wright Dead at 66

Health

Black Women in Nashville are Becoming Doulas to Combat Black Maternity and Infant Mortality

May 11, 2020 admin 0

by Lydia Blanco – Black women and their children in America are dying at alarming rates. Data and research over the last year have revealed that the medical needs of black women often go overlooked […]

Political

Rep. Waters Stands with Amazon Workers

May 11, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am proud to declare my strong and unwavering support for the unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic: our frontline workers. These hardworking men and women are risking their lives on a […]

Urban Traveler

Air Canada, Frontier Airlines to Take Passengers’ Temperatures Before They Board

May 11, 2020 admin 0

By Cailey Rizzo – The temperature checks will be rolled out at all airports that fly Air Canada by May 15.Air Canada and Frontier Airlines are now requiring temperature checks for all passengers before they […]

Sports

NFL Black Quarterbacks Are Heading into Summer of Uncertainty – and Promise

May 11, 2020 admin 0

By Alvin Reid – The number of NFL black starting quarterbacks is down one as the upcoming season hopefully nears. What’s crazy is that Cam Newton, former Carolina quarterback and NFL MVP, is unemployed as […]

Entertainment

Andre Harrell, Founding Father Of Hip-Hop Soul, Dead At 59

May 11, 2020 admin 0

By Kiana Fitzgerald – Andre Harrell, hip-hop and R&B mogul and founder of the visionary label Uptown Records, has died. He was 59 years old. The Revolt network, where Harrell worked as vice chairman, confirmed […]

Community

Jacksonville-Area Coronavirus Updates: Florida Hair & Nail Salons, Barbershops Allowed to Reopen

May 11, 2020 admin 0

By: ActionNewsJax.com News Staff  – Hair & nail salons, barbershops in the Jacksonville area can reopen – NORTHEAST FLORIDA, SOUTHEAST GEORGIA — More than 40,000 people in Florida and 32,000 people in Georgia have been infected […]

Book Reviews

Author Wins Pulitzer Prize for Book Based on Florida’s Dozier Reform School

May 8, 2020 Staff 0

Author Colson Whitehead’s “The Nickel Boys,” a book about a brutal reform school for black boys in the Jim Crow South, on Monday won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It is the second time in […]

Local

Men Charged in the Murder of #Joggingwhileblack

May 8, 2020 Staff 0

In quiet Brunswick, Georgia, a mere 55 miles from Jacksonville, FL, it seems Ahmaud Arbery might finally see some justice.  The day before what would have been his 26th birthday, The Georgia Bureau of investigation […]

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