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Obituaries

Leona Wright: February 7, 1919 to August 25, 2021 Mother of Free Press Staff Reporter David Wright Succumbs at 102

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Leona P. Wright was born February 7, 1919 in Bressler, Pennsylvania, the only daughter of James Roy and Leila Ann Jackson Campbell.  She had two brothers, Lt. Cornel William W. Campbell and Captain Thomas E. […]

Education

Edward Waters Enrollment Skyrockets As University Shatters 1000 Student Threshold For First Time In Nearly Two Decades

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University Realizes 14% Overall Single Year Enrollment Growth  Leading To Over 1100 Students Enrolled While Welcoming Largest Class of New Students On Record Jacksonville, Florida – Overall enrollment at the newly named Edward Waters University (EWU) has increased by […]

Sports

Black NASCAR Driver Wendell Scott Finally Receives the Trophy Stolen From Him After 60 Years

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by Alexa Imani Spencer- August 30, 2021 – (Source: www.blackenterprise.com) – The first Black man to win a race in NASCAR’s Cup Series finally got his accolades after nearly 60 years. The car racing association presented […]

Business

Liberty Bank Acquires Tri-State Bank of Memphis, Making It nearly A $1 Billion Black-Owned Bank

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by Jeffrey McKinney August 30, 2021 – (Source: www.blackenterprise.com) – With its fresh acquisition of the Tri-State Bank of Memphis, Liberty Bank and Trust Co. has positioned itself to become the nation’s first Black-owned bank with about $1 billion […]

Entertainment

Here Comes the Judge — Steve Harvey to Bring Comedic Justice in 2022 Show

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(Source: www.michiganchronicle.com) – By Sherri Kolade – Steve Harvey gets all the gigs — and for good reason, the funnyman entertainer and TV show host will bring even more laughs with his new television show […]

Religion

Preserved by Purpose: Back to School and Back to Prayer

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By Shewanda Riley – As students and educators prepare to return to school in the coming weeks, I’d like to offer a prayer of encouragement considering the confusion regarding mask mandates, social distancing guidelines and vaccination […]

Political

NRA Targets Ban on Gun Sales to People Under 21

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BY JIM SAUNDERS | NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Aug 27 – (Source: www.daytonatimes.com) – TALLAHASSEE – Pointing to what it described as the “irrationality” of the ban, the National Rifle Association has urged a federal […]

Sports

North Florida Teens to Attend First Tee Game Changers Academy

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(Source: www.capitaloutlook.com) – Stacy M. Brown – NNPA Newswire Senior – National Correspondent – @StacyBrownMedia -First Tee, a youth development organization that teaches life skills and helps kids and teens build their strength of character […]

National

Challenges Abound in Repairing America’s Foster Care System

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(Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent -@StacyBrownMedia – According to the Children’s Defense Fund, children in foster care represent the most vulnerable youth in America. Of the 423,997 in foster care […]

Editorials

NAACP, Black Leaders Demand Congress Act on Voting Rights

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — By  Stacy M. Brown  – Nearly six decades after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights activists led the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, that helped establish voting […]

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