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Jaguars Working Remotely After Positive COVID-19 Test

October 22, 2020 admin 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are the latest NFL team dealing with a positive COVID-19 test. The Jaguars said Saturday that a practice squad player has tested positive for the coronavirus. The initial […]

Political

Democrat Jaime Harrison Poised to Unseat ‘World’s Most Powerful Golf Caddy’

October 22, 2020 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown  – Jaime Harrison speaks with an easiness rarely found in a U.S. Senate candidate with just two weeks remaining before Election Day. But the man seeking to upset the incumbent, South […]

Entertainment

Shonda Rhimes Is Ready to “Own Her S***”: The Game-Changing Showrunner on Leaving ABC, “Culture Shock” at Netflix and Overcoming Her Fears

October 22, 2020 admin 0

by Lacey Rose – Three years into her groundbreaking deal and with her first projects finally arriving, the uber writer-producer talks about meeting her own high expectations and a newfound passion for her work: “Now […]

Business

STUDY: 8 Million Americans Went Into Poverty Due to the Pandemic

October 22, 2020 admin 0

By Victor Omondi – Based on a study conducted by Columbia University, the number of Americans living in poverty rose by 8 million since May, indicating a rise in poverty rates soon after early Coronavirus aid […]

Community

Vote Yes for Safe. Secure. Modern Schools

October 22, 2020 admin 0

By Warren Jones Duval County School Board  Chair – Our school buildings are on average 44-years old. Some have been around 100-years. That makes them the oldest in Florida, as well as the state’s worst […]

National

Compton Mayor Aja Brown Unveils Monthly Stimulus Plan, Which Will Assist 800 Low-Income Residents

October 22, 2020 admin 0

By Victor Trammell – Compton, California’s young, trailblazing, black, and female mayor has revealed her city’s ambitious, new economic relief plan, which seeks to provide monthly payments for nearly 1,000 of Compton’s poorest residents. According […]

National

Judge Rules Prison Inmates are Eligible to receive $1,200 Stimulus Checks

October 22, 2020 admin 0

By A.R. Shaw – Individuals who are serving time in prison are eligible to receive $1,200 stimulus checks. Judge O Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled […]

Entertainment

Niecy Nash to Host Her Own Daytime Talk Show

October 22, 2020 admin 0

Niecy Nash is set to land her own daytime talk show. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 50-year-old actress is close to getting her own show with CBS Television Distribution. The studio behind “The Drew Barrymore Show” is […]

Political

My Plan to Lift Every Voice in Black America

October 22, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Joe Biden –  President Trump wants to paper over the living wound of racism. He’s issued Executive Orders and established a new national commission designed to whitewash our history—and deny the […]

Business

Nielsen’s 10th-Year African American Consumer Report Explores the Power of the Black Community from Moment to Movement

October 22, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — From video streaming, radio listenership and podcasting to buying Black and staying connected to social movements through social media, African Americans are leading the conversation with an unprecedented impact on brands, policies […]

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