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Wayman Chapel’s No Line Covid-19 Testing Reveals Rapid Results

August 21, 2020 admin 0

Wayman Ministries held another weekend of free rapid  Covid-19 testing at their Westside campus. Attendees had to pre-register for the testing conducted by Mayo Clinic and Agape Community Health Center. Within the two week span […]

Education

Building a Better Future

August 21, 2020 admin 0

By Frank Knapp Jr. – The stock market is at an all-time high and the Trump Administration is calling it a sign of a strong economic rebound. Wall Street investors are doing well but only 20% […]

Sports

Ray Leonard Jr. Carves Own Path to Success in Sports and Motivational Speaking

August 20, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire | August 20, 2020  – Folks may initially observe Ray Leonard Jr.’s success, personable nature and easygoing eloquence and falsely assume he’s always had it all. After all, he was raised in wealth […]

Religion

“Always Rejoice”! Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses Helps Families Find Joy, Even During A Pandemic

August 20, 2020 admin 0

With families losing jobs and income, struggling to pay bills, fighting for delayed unemployment benefits and dealing with “COVID Fatigue,” how can families, not only cope, but find joy in life? The “Always Rejoice”! Convention […]

National

Elizabeth Warren Celebrates Black Lives Matter Movement in Subtle Way at the DNC

August 20, 2020 admin 0

By Rebecca Shabad – The letters “BLM” were seen sitting in cubbies over Warren’s shoulder as she delivered her speech Wednesday night. WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., subtly celebrated the Black Lives Matter movement with […]

Editorials

White America, If You Want to Know Who’s Responsible for Racism, Look in the Mirror

August 20, 2020 admin 0

By DAHLEEN GLANTON – White people don’t like watching hardcore racism. Even some law-and-order conservatives are uncomfortable seeing a white cop hold his knee on a black man’s neck and squeeze the life out of him. […]

Lifestyle

Tracee Ellis Ross Fought Against Doing ‘Lady Chores’ on Black-ish

August 20, 2020 admin 0

By Celebretainment – Tracee Ellis Ross made it clear from the start that she didn’t want to be doing “lady chores” all the time on ‘Black-ish’. The 47-year-old actress told the producers of the popular ABC […]

Business

Lenders Deny Mortgages for Black Homeowners at a Rate 80 Percent Higher Than Whites

August 20, 2020 admin 0

By Diana Olick, CNBC – This Black borrower has an outrageous story about his mortgage refinance. “I started to realize maybe, maybe I need to not disclose my race.” When the coronavirus struck the U.S. in […]

Sports

LeBron James Wears Fake MAGA Hat in Support of Breonna Taylor

August 20, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire – LeBron James may have suffered a crushing 100-93 loss to the Portland Trailblazers in the opening round of the NBA playoffs on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, but he won big in the court […]

Education

Georgia Teachers Go Viral with Rap Videos Promoting Virtual Learning

August 20, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire – With the state of Georgia reportedly now leading the nation with the highest number of coronavirus cases, the prospect of sending students back to school is fraught with peril and uncertainty. But two Albany, […]

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