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Business Dennis McKinley On Expanding His Hot Dog Franchise to 15 Locations

July 13, 2020 admin 0

by nancy E. Williams  – Growing up in Detroit, Dennis McKinley thought everyone ate their hot dogs “Coney Island” style—on a steamed bun and topped with chili sauce, chopped raw onion, and a squiggle of […]

Editorials

The Incendiary President is Killing America

July 9, 2020 Staff 0

by The Black Press Association of Florida African Americans knew that Donald Trump was going to be a problem.  Nearly ninety percent voted against him, voicing their strong opposition. That vote was higher than any […]

Book Reviews

They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice Movement – by Wesley Lowery

July 9, 2020 admin 0

They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice Movement – A deeply reported book that brings alive the quest for justice in the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir […]

Entertainment

The Legend of Gordon Parks Resonates Today

July 9, 2020 admin 0

By John Edwin Mason National Geographic – Sometimes one of the most interesting things about a photograph is what’s just outside the frame. That’s the case with the portrait of Deveonte Joseph that Nathan Aguirre […]

Political

Fact Check: Yes, Historians Do Teach That First Black Members of Congress Were Republicans

July 9, 2020 admin 0

By Brian Lymon – The claim: Historians do not teach that the first Black members of Congress were Republicans. A viral meme, posted on Instagram, features a well-known lithograph of the first Black members of Congress, with a bold […]

Editorials

Joe Biden Still Defends Damage He’s Done to Black Community

July 9, 2020 admin 0

By Linda Lee Tarver – If you’ve seen the videos circulating of Joe Biden on the Senate floor in 1993 arguing for the crime bill he shepherded, you may have been caught off guard by the passion […]

Sports

‘There’s Not Enough Black People’ in Golf, Says Lee Westwood

July 9, 2020 admin 0

By Former Calum Trenaman and Amanda Davies- World No. 1 golfer Lee Westwood says golf has some work to do in addressing issues of diversity within the sport and that it’s “dominated by White people.” While many other […]

Entertainment

Animated Film, TV Creators Aim for Change Beyond Casting: “It’s Not Just About Including Black Characters”

July 9, 2020 admin 0

by Carolyn Giardina – Amid a flurry of recastings, more “accurate and truthful” portrayals are beginning to be sought in a business that can boil down to “somebody knows someone.” Within days in late June, four […]

Entertainment

Byron Allen on His Plans for Media Domination: “What You See Today Will Be 10,000 Times Bigger”

July 9, 2020 admin 0

by Seth Abramovitch  – The comic turned mogul has played the long game since he was a kid, acquiring assets like The Weather Channel and taking a racial equality dispute with Comcast all the way […]

Sports

One Black Athlete Can Change Sports History

July 8, 2020 admin 0

Mark Stallworth Miami Times Contributor – Sports has become a billion dollar industry through the inclusion of talented Blacks. The Black athlete is the most powerful athlete in sports. How is it that the revenue […]

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