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Seven Podcasts for Women to Restore the Peace while on Vacation

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By Joy Nealey  – Vacations are a time of peace and relaxation. It is a time to step away from your normal day-to-day schedules and instead take time for yourself to restore your peace. Ladies, as […]

Health

Florida Announces Ban on Nursing Home Visits Will Be Lifted

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will lift the state’s ban on visiting nursing homes that has cut off vulnerable seniors from family since mid-March over fears of spreading […]

Business

Tesla Announces Plans to Sell Up to $5B in New Stock Shares

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DETROIT (AP) — A day after its 5-for-1 stock split took effect, Tesla is announcing plans to sell up to $5 billion worth of common shares. The electric car and solar panel maker says in […]

Entertainment

Niecy Nash Comes Out, Gets Married, Introduces Wife to World

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Actress and comedian Niecy Nash surprised fans Monday posting a photo  of her wedding. The star is known for her appearances on shows like Claws, Scream Queens, and Reno 911!. “Mrs. Carol Denise Betts,” Nash wrote to Twitter. […]

Editorials

OP-ED: Black Americans and COVID-19 Clinical Trials

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association – Black Americans have to be involved at all levels of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We cannot afford […]

News

Drug Suspect Offered July Plea Deal if He would Admit Breonna Taylor Part of ‘Organized Crime Syndicate’

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Jamarcus Glover, the focus of a series of Louisville police raids, including one in which officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor, was offered a plea bargain last month if he would […]

Sports

CBS Sports Airing 5-Hour ‘Portraits In Black’ Special Focusing On Black Athletes’ Experience With Racism In Sports And Society

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 CBS Sports announced Monday that the network is devoting five hours this Sunday, September 6 to a special set of programming focused on the black athlete experience and the intersection of racism with sports and […]

News

Trump Compares Police Who Use Force to Golfers Who ‘Choke’

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BY BRETT SAMUELS – on Monday compared police officers using excessive force inappropriately to a golfer missing a short putt, saying sometimes “they choke.” Trump, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, argued that police are […]

National

Google Honors Black Cartoonist and Activist Jackie Ormes with New Doodle

September 1, 2020 admin 0

Dalvin Brown –  Google’s search website has been updated in honor of Jackie Ormes, a Black cartoonist and activist who challenged the disparaging portrayals of Black characters in media in the 1940s.  If you go […]

Business

Black Female Entrepreneur Who Took a Leap of Faith Despite the Odds Finds Success in Jacksonville

September 1, 2020 admin 0

Small Business Spotlight – Jharman Lightner – President – Harvest Mental Health Services Due to the rapid increase in levels of education, increase of doing business in professional services, and shear necessity; Black-owned businesses have […]

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