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Workshops Focus on Youth Seeking Non Collegiate Careers

July 15, 2020 admin 0

By Lynn Jones – Krumpin 4 Success, Inc.  joined other community stakeholders to facilitate a Career Trade Week at Charles Boobie Clark Community Center near Soutel Road as an alternative to college. More than fifty […]

Local

Ride for Racial Justice Encourages Voter Participation

July 15, 2020 admin 0

The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC) assembled hundreds of motorcycle riders from across the country to “Ride for Racial Justice” in Florida. After the success of their Orlando event, FRRC traveled to different cities throughout […]

Political

Trump, Asked Why Black People Have Been Killed by Police: ‘So are white people’

July 14, 2020 admin 0

WASHINGTON — By Lauren Egan  – The president’s comments come amid his continuing messaging struggle following the death of George Floyd and the nationwide protests that followed. President Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to answer a […]

National

CDC Employees Call Out Agency’s ‘Toxic Culture Of Racial Aggressions’

July 14, 2020 admin 0

More than 1,200 current employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed a letter calling for the federal agency to address “ongoing and recurring acts of racism and discrimination” against Black employees, […]

Health

9 Black Journalists on What It’s Been Like to Cover—And Cope With—The News

July 14, 2020 admin 0

Black journalists are in a uniquely challenging position. By Jarrett Hill – The last few months have been taxing for Black people in myriad ways. For Black journalists, it’s been a uniquely challenging time to live, work, […]

Political

White House Official Ja’Ron Smith: The Left is ‘Playing Politics’ on Police Reform

July 14, 2020 admin 0

By Julia Musto | Fox News – While there is definitely “common ground” in the debate over police reform, the left is “playing politics” instead of problem-solving, Deputy Assistant to the President Ja’Ron Smith asserted Tuesday. In an interview on “America’s […]

Entertainment

Robert Johnson’s Big Idea: $14 Trillion in Slavery Reparations to African-Americans

July 14, 2020 admin 0

The Big Idea is a series that asks top lawmakers and figures to discuss their moonshot — what’s the one proposal, if politics and polls and even price tag were not an issue, they’d implement to […]

National

Legal Experts Review Black Minnesota Teen’s Life Sentence

July 14, 2020 admin 0

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – “In the end, CIUs often ask the question after reviewing all the evidence, ‘if we had known all of this at the time we charged the defendant, would we have arrested him […]

Sports

Madeline Swegle Becomes US Navy’s First Black Female fighter Pilot in its 110-Year History

July 14, 2020 admin 0

Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle made history by becoming the U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical fighter pilot. The chief of Naval Air Training congratulated Swegle Thursday on Facebook for completing her training and said she will receive her “Wings of […]

Local

Pastors Gary Williams Says Safety First Amid Covid-19 and RNC Concerns

July 14, 2020 admin 0

By Pastor Gary Williams, Sr. – More than seventy local clergy and community leaders are urging city officials to reconsider hosting the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Jacksonville. Recent times have found municipalities across our […]

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