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Legal Experts Review Black Minnesota Teen’s Life Sentence

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – “In the end, CIUs often ask the question after reviewing all the evidence, ‘if we had known all of this at the time we charged the defendant, would we have arrested him […]

Sports

Madeline Swegle Becomes US Navy’s First Black Female fighter Pilot in its 110-Year History

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Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle made history by becoming the U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical fighter pilot. The chief of Naval Air Training congratulated Swegle Thursday on Facebook for completing her training and said she will receive her “Wings of […]

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Pastors Gary Williams Says Safety First Amid Covid-19 and RNC Concerns

July 14, 2020 admin 0

By Pastor Gary Williams, Sr. – More than seventy local clergy and community leaders are urging city officials to reconsider hosting the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Jacksonville. Recent times have found municipalities across our […]

Lifestyle

Paris Fashion Designers Make Black Lives Matter Plea

July 13, 2020 admin 0

The Dutch brand Botter made an impassioned plea for the Black Lives Matter movement Friday at Paris men’s fashion week. Its two designers Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh — who both have Caribbean roots — […]

Sports

ESPN Employees Say Racism Endures Behind the Camera

July 13, 2020 admin 0

By Kevin Draper – In meetings and conversations among colleagues, ESPN employees have criticized the career pipeline and diversity of top leadership, eliciting a promise from executives to do better. The nationwide conversation over systemic […]

Political

We Need Leaders to Affirm That Black Lives Matter, Not Exploit the Phrase to Divide Us

July 13, 2020 admin 0

By Kevin Cokley – Racial disparities suggest that Black lives really have not mattered. Refusal to even say the words disregards the pain experienced by Black people. President Donald Trump recently called Black Lives Matter […]

National

Farrakhan is Betraying Today’s Black Slaves

July 13, 2020 admin 0

ByCharles Jacobs, JNS –  Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is now the most popular and dangerous anti-Semite in America. Neo-Nazis and white supremacists are surely a problem for Jews, but polite society rejects them. […]

Entertainment

Body Found at Lake Where ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera Went Missing, Authorities Say

July 13, 2020 admin 0

(CNN) – A body has been found at the Southern California lake where former “Glee” actress Naya Rivera disappeared, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office announced in a tweet Monday. The body, which has not been identified, […]

Urban Traveler

Oh The Places We Can’t Go: The American Passport Is Now Said To Be Worthless

July 13, 2020 admin 0

By DeAnna Taylor – While most of the world is beginning to open up and restart their tourism industry, the majority of them are welcoming everyone except Americans. According to a story by Indi Samarajiva […]

Editorials

Donald Trump’s Decision to Host the Republican National Convention in Jax on Ax Handle Saturday

July 13, 2020 admin 0

By Al Lawson – Donald Trump’s decision to host the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville on the 60th remembrance of one of the ugliest chapters in the city’s history, Axe Handle Saturday, adds to that […]

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