Entertainment
Singer Betty Wright Dead at 66
Singer Betty Wright Dead at 66
Month: May 2020
Health
Black Women in Nashville are Becoming Doulas to Combat Black Maternity and Infant Mortality
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Business
Beyond Meat And Its Rivals Rely on Chinese Ingredients, Opening Food-Safety Debate in The COVID-19 Era
While America’s biggest beef and pork producers were nearly laid low in April by COVID-19 cases in their workforce, sales of what detractors call “fake meat” boomed. But the pandemic may in time affect sales […]
International
Sudan allegedly sent millions to America’s Mideast rivals
Sudan’s former dictator siphoned off “millions of dollars” from one of Africa’s poorest nations and sent it to bank accounts in Qatar and Iran—nations generally at odds with United States foreign policy—according to French investigative […]
International
Police Target Attacks Against Zimbabwean Women
As she sits on her lawn battered, bruised and bitten from an alleged assault from members of Zimbabwe’s army, Lucia Mashoko recounts a harrowing tale. Around 8 p.m. on the previous night, the 26-year-old said […]