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Girl Scout Camp Programming for Girls Open to All This Summer

May 28, 2020 Staff 0

Girl Scouts of Gateway Council (GSGC) announces it has launched a reimagined summer camp program aimed at helping girls continue learning and growing despite COVID-19 restrictions. As a community service, GSGC has opened the program […]

National

Rep. Maxine Waters: Cop ‘Enjoyed’ Kneeling on George Floyd’s Neck, Was Out for Blood that Day

May 28, 2020 admin 0

The now-fired Minneapolis cop who pressed his knee against George Floyd’s neck in a deadly arrest that was caught on camera this week “enjoyed doing what he was doing” and was determined to kill someone […]

Entertainment

Jax Actor Lands Lead Role in ‘Lit Atlanta’ Crime Drama

May 28, 2020 admin 0

Florida native Horace Wren of Live Oak, Fl , also known as Horse Wren, is making his mark in the acting world. The break-out role for the Jacksonville University student was as a frat member […]

Book Reviews

“Nothing to Lose Unlikely Allies in the Struggle for a Better Black America” By Pastor Darrell Scott

May 28, 2020 admin 0

Pastor Darrell Scott demolishes entrenched stereotypes and political boundaries with his candid, revealing, and often surprising story: how a devout Christian and African American has become one of President Donald Trump’s leading supporters and advisors. […]

Entertainment

Man Who Spent 37 Years Behind Bars on a Wrongful Conviction Gets Standing Ovation on AGT

May 27, 2020 admin 0

By Ashley Boucher- Archie Williams’ story inspired AGT judge Simon Cowell to become an ambassador for the Innocence Project Archie Williams AMERICA’S GOT TALENT In 1983, Archie Williams was convicted of a rape he didn’t commit. […]

Health

Here Are Two Reasons Why COVID-19 Seems To Be Spreading More Slowly In Africa

May 27, 2020 admin 0

By Kelsey Marie – As May comes to a close and we enter June, it’s hard to accept the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic is still not over. While cases aren’t spreading as rapidly as […]

National

Tear Gas Fired As Officers Clash With Protestors After Death Of Minnesota Man At Hands Of Police

May 27, 2020 admin 0

by: Patrick Cunningham – MINNEAPOLIS (KETK) – Thousands gathered in protest Tuesday night after the death of George Floyd, a black man pinned by the neck while he was in custody, was caught on camera. […]

Religion

Pastor Darrell Scott Claims Once Again that Trump Is the ‘Most Pro-Black President in My Lifetime’

May 27, 2020 admin 0

Pastor Darrell Scott, one of President Trump‘s biggest supporters, has stated that the president “has been the most pro-black president in my lifetime,” according to Newsweek. Scott, who stumps for Trump as part of the National Diversity […]

Sports

Mike Tyson Says Third Fight with Evander Holyfield Would Be ‘Awesome’ Match of ‘Archenemies’ for Charity

May 26, 2020 admin 0

By Daryl Nelson – When Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield posted training videos and said they’re returning to boxing for charity earlier this month, talk of a third fight between them came instantly. That excitement only seemed to swell when […]

Lifestyle

Buried for 97 Years, The Original Aunt Jemima to Shine Again

May 26, 2020 admin 0

By Erick Johnson For nearly 100 years, a famous Black woman was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery in a humble area next to a red brick wall along 67th street. Generations of visitors at the […]

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