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Colin Kaepernick Has Been Nominated for the NFL Hall of Fame

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by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 8, 2020 –  After leading the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2013, some football fans say that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick belongs in the NFL Hall of Fame. […]

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Black Owned Line of Bulletproof Vest for Adults and Children Sees 400% Increase in Sales

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By Black Enterprise Editors – Thyk Skynn, a Black-owned line of fashionable bulletproof vests for men, women, and children, has seen a nearly 400 percent increase in sales over the past few weeks as Americans […]

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Jacksonville Plans $5 Million Buyout for Flood-Prone Ken Knight Drive Homes

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By David Bauerlein Florida Times Union – The homes along Ken Knight Drive are a collection of small townhomes and single-family houses built in the 1960s and earlier. To repair homes in the flood plan […]

Entertainment

Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight to Face off in Legendary Verzuz Battle

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By A.R. Shaw | September 9, 2020 | Two of the biggest names in R&B and soul music will face off in the next Verzuz battle.On Monday evening, Sept. 8, 2020, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland posted a flyer on Instagram […]

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JTA CEO Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. Named “Outstanding Public Transportation Manager” for 2020 by the American Public Transportation Association

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JACKSONVILLE, FL. September 9, 2020 – The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) named Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) Chief Executive Officer Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. the Outstanding Public Transportation Manager for 2020. The APTA Awards program […]

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American Airlines is Making Black Lives Matter Pins for Crew Members, Upsetting Some Employees

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By Kyle Arnold – American Airlines is making Black Lives Matter pins for crew members, upsetting some employees. Some crew think they won’t be allowed to wear pins in support of law enforcement. American Airlines is […]

Political

Kanye West Dropped from Presidential Ballot in Wisconsin

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By Rolling Out – Kanye West has been removed from the presidential ballot in Wisconsin. The “All Day” hitmaker’s campaign to be president of the United States has been rocked by another blow after the Wisconsin Elections Commission […]

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Eric Trump, Son of President Donald Trump, Tweets on Potential NFL Protests: ‘Football is Officially Dead’

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USA TODAY Jim Reineking – If you’ve already held your fantasy football draft, you wasted your time.  That is, at least according to Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, who tweeted Monday night that […]

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Documentary About Murder of Botham Jean Set to Air on ID on Thursday, September 10

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D, NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor – Jean was shot in 2018 inside his Dallas apartment by white, female, off-duty police officer Amy Guyger. Guyger claimed she […]

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Black Content-Based Instagram Page Sells for $85M; Owner of Page is Not Black

September 8, 2020 admin 0

ROLLING OUT — By A.R. Shaw, Rolling Out – One of the company’s most popular sites is “Daquan,” which has 15 million followers on Instagram. The site, which features Black content, is owned by Barak […]

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