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Best Selling Author Writer Eric Jerome Dickey Dead at 59

January 6, 2021 Staff 0

Eric Jerome Dickey, the writer from Memphis, TN whose erotic thrillers, torrid love stories and sagas of domestic crisis and international intrigue made him a popular chronicler of contemporary Black life, has died. Dickey, 59, […]

National

Warnock Makes History with Senate Win as Dems Near Majority

January 6, 2021 Staff 0

By STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two highly contested Senate runoffs this week, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and […]

Religion

Walking is So Much More Than Just Exercise

January 4, 2021 admin 0

By James A. Washington Jr., Co-Publisher of the Dallas Weekly News, NNPA Newswire Contributor – If I haven’t before, let me ask you now. Can somebody explain a “faith walk” to me? I frequently refer to […]

Political

Secret Recording of Biden Reveals Nothing Will Change for Blacks

January 4, 2021 admin 0

January 4, 2021 – by Margaret Kimberley – Civil rights groups’ rather basic requests for voting rights protections and the need for federal intervention to address police brutality were minimized and dismissed by the president-elect. Joe […]

Community

Like COVID-19, Jacksonville’s Homicides Surge in 2020 and Top Out at Unprecedented 175

January 4, 2021 admin 0

By  Florida Times-Union, Scott Butler – For many, the new year comes with hope from two COVID-19 vaccines, new leadership in the White House and just a fresh start to 2021. It’s also a time […]

Entertainment

Recording Academy to Honor Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association at January Event

January 4, 2021 admin 0

By Jem Aswad – Amid yet another Grammy Awards season loaded with controversy, the Recording Academy will honor the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association at its 23rd annual Entertainment Law Initiative Event & Scholarship Presentation, which will take place […]

National

Biden to Campaign in Georgia for Warnock, Ossoff: ‘Send Me These Two Men’

January 4, 2021 admin 0

 Stacy M. BrownThe importance of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia cannot be overstated. It is why President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are headed to the Peach State to campaign for the […]

National

Low-Income Black People in US Hit Hardest by Shutdowns

January 4, 2021 admin 0

A study reveals the disproportionate economic impact of COVID-19 shutdowns on low-income Black households. In the United States, COVID-19 has struck communities of color with far deadlier force than any other segment of the U.S. […]

Political

Senate Race Thrusts ‘Black America’s Church’ Into Spotlight

January 4, 2021 admin 0

By AARON MORRISON Associated Press – ATLANTA (AP) — For decades, the red-bricked Gothic Revival church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached has been a monument to the history of Black Americans’ […]

Business

Jax Federal Credit Union Appoints Board of Directors – Re-Election Directors and Installation Member Representative

January 4, 2021 admin 0

Jax Federal Credit Union has appointed Jenna Dobbins to its Board of Directors, re-elected three of its current Directors and appointed a member representative, Senovia Portis. These updates were approved at the credit union’s annual […]

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