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10 African American Women Trailblazers in Jacksonville

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As a part of Women’s History Month we celebrate women from Jacksonville Florida who have made history. The 10 African American women highlighted in this article are Jacksonville natives, residents or accomplished high achievement within […]

National

Louisiana Governor on Not Shutting Down Mardi Gras Over Coronavirus Concerns: No One From Federal Government Told Us to Cancel Anything 

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BY BENJAMIN FEARNOW  3/29/2020 Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards reiterated Sunday that last month’s Mardi Gras celebrations weren’t cancelled or downsized amid concerns about the coronavirus, because “not one person” at the federal level directed the […]

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National Black Church Initiative Urges All Churchgoers Over 60 to Stay Home Until Further Notice

March 30, 2020 admin 0

The National Black Church Initiative, a coalition of 34,000 African American and Latino churches working to eradicate racial disparities, has urged leaders of churches in their network to “respect the science” of the new coronavirus […]

Health

Black People Who Have Died From COVID-19

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theGrio honors those who have lost their lives to the novel coronavirus with a digital memoria  By TheGrio March 28th  The novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has rocked the entire globe, and unfortunately, the Black […]

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How Black Republicans are Debunking the Myth of A Voter Monolith

March 30, 2020 admin 0

African American politicians and activists on the right say they’ve found support in the black community through dialogue For Brad Mole, venturing into Republican politics didn’t start with a sudden awakening to conservatism. It was his […]

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Love Thy Neighbor’s Candidate

March 30, 2020 admin 0

Barack Obama has not yet endorsed a Democratic candidate for president in this primary election cycle. It is assumed that the former president is trying to remain publicly neutral so he will be more effective […]

Lifestyle

How Black Women Fought to Secure The Right to Vote

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Mar 27, 2020  ABC News By Katie Kindelan, Video by Deborah Roberts, Olivia Smith and Faith Bernstein “What if black women, it turned out, really always have been at the forefront of the struggles over […]

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African American Organizations Join Forces for 2020 Census Campaign

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by Derek Major The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation is joining forces with several national and state organizations to launch a social media campaign to get African Americans to fill out the 2020 census. […]

Entertainment

Spike Lee Shares Script for Unmade Jackie Robinson Film

March 30, 2020 admin 0

By Celebretainment   Spike Lee has shared a script for his unmade ‘Jackie Robinson’ film. The 63-year-old director gifted his fans the screenplay in a video he posted from his home to keep them entertained […]

Sports

Legendary Boxing Trainer Roger Mayweather, Uncle of Floyd Mayweather, Dies at age 58

March 30, 2020 admin 0

by Brent Brookhouse Mayweather was a world champion in two weight classes before becoming an accomplished boxing trainer Roger Mayweather, a former two-division world champion, accomplished trainer and uncle to boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr., has […]

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