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Ghana To Open Its First Skate Park In Accra This Summer

January 25, 2021 admin 0

(Source – www.travelnoire.com) – Ghana will finally get the skate park it deserves. Freedom Skate Park, set to open in Accra in July 2021, will be a state-of-the-art skate park that comes with Wi-Fi. American-Ghanaian […]

Entertainment

Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA

January 25, 2021 admin 0

In 1977, with just four months left, NASA was struggling to recruit scientists, engineers and astronauts for their new Space Shuttle Program. That is when Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura, challenged them by asking […]

Community

Sights and Scenes MLK Parade 2021

January 25, 2021 admin 0

The 40th Anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Grand Parade in Duval County was held this past Monday, January 18th, the day the nation and the world celebrates King’s Legacy.  The parade celebration […]

Sports

First Tee Launches Rising Star Initiative to Inspire Urban Youth With Golf and Opportunities

January 25, 2021 admin 0

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – “I hope you join me and discover the opportunities that the game of golf and First Tee can provide to you…Today, you took your first step towards First Tee. Keep […]

Editorials

Who Will Stand Up to Swamp’s Revenge Against Trump?

January 25, 2021 admin 0

By Clarence McKee – The violent, renegade minority that invaded the U.S. Capitol building has, thus far, come close to accomplishing what Democrats and the mainstream media have been trying to do for four years — discredit […]

News

‘A Sorority of Pain’ Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor Family Push for New Laws

January 25, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent  – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) Jacob Blake Sr., son Jacob Jr. was shot seven times in the back in a residential area of Kenosha by […]

Book Reviews

Bestselling Black Female Authors Team Up for Romance Novel, ‘Black Out’

January 25, 2021 admin 0

By Stone Mims | January 23, 2021 | (Source: www.rollingout.com) – The summer of 2021 is promising to be an exciting one, as best-selling YA powerhouses Angie Thomas, Nicola Yoon, Dhonielle Clayton, Nic Stone, Ashley Woodfolk, […]

News

Hero Capitol Officer Eugene Goodman Hails from Washington, DC

January 25, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Lawmakers are seeking to honor Officer Goodman for his actions that may have saved the lives of many people, including […]

Editorials

VP Harris Opens a New Chapter in US Politics

January 25, 2021 admin 0

By Kathleen Ronayne and Alexandra Jaffe, The Associated Press – (Source: www.miamitimesonline.com) – Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier Wednesday that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two […]

International

What Makes A Tequila A True Tequila?

January 25, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on What Makes A Tequila A True Tequila?

Mexican tequila makers view their craft as an art involving special techniques that balance consistency, taste and smell. A poorly made tequila can leave a person blind… or so the myths say. In the Tequila […]

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