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Jobless Claims at 870,000 as Fraud and Backlogs Cloud Data

September 24, 2020 admin 0

WASHINGTON (AP) – By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press – — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral […]

National

Tuskegee Airman George Biggs Dies at 95

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By Terry Shropshire | September 22, 2020 –George Washington Biggs, a member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen who fought valiantly during World War II in segregated units, has died. He was 95. He was the […]

Editorials

Trump the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy Since Civil War

September 23, 2020 admin 0

By Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee (FSC) – The shocking revelations from the last few days that Trump disparaged the military and intentionally downplayed the threat of the coronavirus […]

Sports

Gale Sayers, Bears Hall of Fame Running Back, Dies at 77

September 23, 2020 admin 0

CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with […]

National

1 Officer Indicted in Breonna Taylor Case; Not for Her Death

September 23, 2020 admin 0

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted a single former police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments but did not move forward with charges against any officers for their role in […]

Entertainment

Naomi Campbell: The Next Oscars Has to be Black

September 23, 2020 admin 0

Naomi Campbell says the next Oscars has to “be black”. The Academy Awards has long faced backlash for not representing people of color. In 2016, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was created to call out the lack […]

Community

Arlington Park Receives Some Artistic Love

September 23, 2020 admin 0

Recently city officials and community partners gathered at Arlington’s’ Warrington Park to dedicate two new murals created by the Arlington 20/20 initiative. “These works of public are to represent the time and effort of dozens […]

Business

Cisco Promises to Increase Black Representation in Workforce

September 23, 2020 admin 0

By Ian King –Cisco Systems Inc. pledged to increase the number of Black employees and leaders, adding its name to a list of technology companies promising to try to fix the lack of diversity in their […]

Editorials

Trump Should Nominate a Black Woman to Supreme Court

September 22, 2020 admin 0

By Rosetta Miller Perry – The death last week of distinguished Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg gives President Donald Trump a chance to demonstrate that his continual rhetoric about how dedicated and devoted to justice […]

Education

FIU Alumnus Named President and CEO of Black News Channel

September 22, 2020 admin 0

By Tatianna Basanta – At just 12 years old, alumnus Princell Hair ’00 knew he wanted to study broadcast journalism and make his mark on the media industry. After graduating from FIU with a bachelor’s degree […]

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