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Philanthropic Organizations Continue to Weave the Thread of Community Giving

August 13, 2020 admin 0

El-Beth-El Church and Families for Slain Children Inc., (FOSCI) both held back to school events for the children and needy of Duval County.  Due to Covid-19 restrictions, recipients were asked to wear their mask to […]

Community

Delta Impact Focuses on Voting and Census

August 13, 2020 admin 0

By Pat Sams – The  Jacksonville (FL) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, in collaboration with their Collective Voice Partners, culminated their Impact weekend with a Get Out to Vote event at Gateway […]

Business

Inside Charlotte’s Hottest Black-Owned Food Truck, What The Fries

August 12, 2020 admin 0

By DeAnna Taylor – Despite a pandemic, two Black chefs out of Charlotte, NC have managed to nearly triple business for their loaded fries food truck. What The Fries can easily be deemed the city’s […]

Education

University’s Black Greek Fraternities, Sororities Elevate Pride, Service, and Voices

August 12, 2020 admin 0

Black Greek Letter Organizations continue a long tradition of celebrating culture and being advocates for social and racial justice. When Morgan Threatt was born, one of her baby gifts was a chest emblazoned with the […]

Education

Why Kamala Harris Chose Howard University

August 12, 2020 admin 0

By  Valerie Strauss –  Kamala D. Harris, the California senator tapped by Joe Biden on Tuesday to join him on the Democratic presidential ticket, attended schools with majority-White populations from elementary school through high school. […]

International

As BLM Goes Global, It’s Building on Centuries of Black Internationalist Struggle

August 12, 2020 admin 0

By Brandon R. Byrd  – At approximately 8:19 p.m. on the evening of May 25, Derek Chauvin, a 19-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department, brought his weight down upon George Floyd’s neck. Floyd, a 46-year-old […]

Health

Why Black and Hispanic Residents are More Likely to Become Infected by the Coronavirus

August 12, 2020 admin 0

By Tim Nickens (Poynter Institute) – Historical practices embedded in health care, structural racism and high-risk jobs contribute to the pandemic’s disproportionate effects Residents sign up for assistance and free supplies provided by Sistas Van […]

Health

How Many are We Missing?’: Research Shows 80,000 Missed Cancer Diagnoses This Year

August 12, 2020 admin 0

By Julie Garcia – New research shows there were 80,000 missed diagnoses of cancer in the U.S. between March and June. According to IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, cancer screenings decreased by 90 percent in […]

Editorials

Our View: U.S. Census Should Not Become a Coronavirus Vasualty

August 12, 2020 admin 0

OurView (Idaho Mountain Express) : The people in the United States are counted every ten years. A pandemic should not be an excuse to warp the 2020 process. The constitutionally required decennial census provides the […]

Sports

Hockey, Rocked by Racist Acts, Embraces Black Lives Matter Campaigns

August 12, 2020 admin 0

By Morgan Campbell – To a degree not seen before, players are kneeling for the United States national anthem and speaking out publicly on fighting racism, with backing from the National Hockey League. Minnesota Wild forward […]

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