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Month: August 2020

Entertainment

Family of Star Trek Icon Nichelle Nichols Launches GoFundMe to Offset Legal Fees Associated With Elder Abuse Lawsuit

August 24, 2020 admin 0

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton – Actress Nichelle Nichols, who is best known for playing Lt. Uhuru in the original Star Trek series in the 1960s, is engaged in a legal battle against her manager, […]

Editorials

Race Politics, Tolerance of Violence Rule Media, Democrats

August 24, 2020 admin 0

By Clarence McKee – Do you know the name, Cannon Hinnant? Most likely not. Cannon is the five-year-old boy who was shot in the head at point-blank range in his yard last week in Wilson, […]

Sports

The State Of African-Americans In Major League Baseball

August 24, 2020 admin 0

By Exavier Pope – Two Major League Baseball teams’ fates just collided in an epic seven-game World Series as the heavily favored Houston Astros were vanquished by the repeatedly clutch Washington Nationals. The teams were […]

Urban Traveler

NYC Hotels Will Now Require Health Declaration Forms From Out-of-state Travelers

August 24, 2020 admin 0

By Cailey Rizzo – Travelers who are coming from a state on New York’s quarantine list will be required to fill out a form ahead of check-in. Guests in New York City hotels and short-term […]

Urban Traveler

It’s National Black Business Month Caribbean Restaurateur in Miami Beach

August 24, 2020 admin 0

(MIAMI BEACH, Fl.  —  August 21, 2020)  —  Television star and restaurateur Peter Thomas’ new Miami Beach restaurant Bar ONE Miami Beach has opened Peter’s Patio for customers. It’s perfect for our current COVID-19 conditions.  Peter’s Patio, which […]

Editorials

Nate Monroe: Tallahassee Hacks Squawk While Teachers Do the Work

August 24, 2020 admin 0

By Nate Monroe Florida Times-Union – During the week Florida re-opened its public schools amid a pandemic with no end in sight, Duval County Superintendent Diana Greene rolled up her sleeves and spent most of the […]

Health

LEAP Warns Potential Menthol Ban Would Increase Police Interaction with Black Community

August 24, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – “There is truth to the fact that lives will be saved because of the number of African Americans who smoke menthol cigarettes, […]

Political

GOP Did Not Book Conservative Candace Owens For a Speech This Week at Republican National Convention

August 24, 2020 admin 0

Black Politics –   By Victor Trammell – In the past, the ever-controversial Candace Owens (pictured) has voluntarily made herself a public media spectacle for intents and purposes, which have been labeled in op-eds as questionable […]

National

Trump Announces Emergency Authorization for COVID-19 Plasma Treatment After Attacking FDA

August 24, 2020 admin 0

President Donald Trump officially authorized the emergency use of convalescent plasma to help treat COVID-19 patients in the United States. During a briefing on Sunday, the eve of the Republican National Convention, Trump, 74, claimed the […]

Business

Bentley Arrives in Jacksonville with Luxury Automobiles Starting at $200,000

August 24, 2020 admin 0

by: Karen Brune Mathis Editor – Owner Mario Murgado says he invested $20 million to bring the dealership to town because of the opportunity. No banners, balloons or inflatable air dancers beckon buyers to Jacksonville’s Bentley […]

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