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Rev. Al Sharpton on the Breonna Taylor Case: ‘Victims Show Dr. King’s Dream Has Not Been Achieved’

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By Sam Gillette – “If we do not go from demonstration and couple it with legislation, history will say we had a summer of discontent and nothing happened,” Sharpton says. The Rev. Al Sharpton is many […]

Entertainment

Tyler Perry Backing ‘Souls to the Polls’ Events in 25 Florida Counties

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Drive-in events planned for coronavirus-era ‘Souls to Polls’ effort. Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is helping finance a series of events throughout Florida starting Oct. 24 that will organize “Souls to the Polls” efforts reconfigured for social distancing […]

News

Nikki Fried Launches ‘Mask Up Florida Week’ in October

October 15, 2020 admin 0

Written By Jason Delgado -Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is pleading with Floridians to mask up. On Thursday, she proclaimed Oct. 16 to 23 as “Mask Up Florida Week” in the Sunshine State. The weeklong proclamation aims to […]

Sports

Titans Trade Kamalei Correa to Rival Jaguars on Same Day Linebacker Requests to Be Dealt

October 15, 2020 admin 0

By Jordan Dajani – Correa was put on the inactive list for the Titans’ blowout win over the Bills, which was apparently the last straw.  On the same day Kamalei Correa sent in his request to be […]

National

Senate Judiciary Sets Oct. 22 Vote on Barrett’s Nomination

October 15, 2020 admin 0

By MARK SHERMAN, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With a vote date set, the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday debated the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme […]

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Million Man March Director Ben Chavis Recalls Historic Event African Americans Pause and Look Back 25 Years Ago

October 15, 2020 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown  – Twenty-five years ago, on Oct. 16, 1995, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. helped to spearhead perhaps the most significant call for freedom, justice, and equality since Dr. King’s 1963 March […]

Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Bunheads’ by Misty Copeland, illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey

October 15, 2020 admin 0

These days, helping others is on point. It’s the best thing to do – not just for them, but for you. Everybody’s happy when you work together because it makes the task a little easier, […]

Entertainment

Ice Cube Once Rapped About Arresting Trump. Now He’s Advising the President on Policy Plans.

October 15, 2020 admin 0

The teaser video for “Arrest the President,” Ice Cube’s thumping 2018 rap song, makes no secret about its intended target. It leads with clips of President Trump’s border wall, his friendly meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, […]

National

Black Man Sues for $1M After Cops on Horseback Pulled Him by Rope

October 15, 2020 admin 0

By A.R. Shaw | October 12, 2020 | A Black man from Galveston, Texas, is suing the Galveston Police Department after enduring inhumane treatment. Donald Neely, 44, who suffers from mental health issues, filed a lawsuit for $1 million […]

Book Reviews

Ava DuVernay to Direct Film Adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s Bestseller ‘Caste’

October 15, 2020 admin 0

By rolling | October 15, 2020 | Ava DuVernay is set to direct an adaptation of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Isabel Wilkerson published her bestselling nonfiction book earlier this year, and DuVernay is now poised to helm […]

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