Editorials
Public Policy and Gun Violence
SAN DIEGO VOICE AND VIEWPOINT — By John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint – Passing laws that make it harder to purchase guns by people who should not have them is […]
Year: 2021
Health
AARP Analysis Finds Nearly 11 percent of Black Older Adults Lack Health Insurance
NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) -“While the Affordable Care Act has greatly reduced the number of older adults who are uninsured, coverage has remained unaffordable for far too many people aged 50-64, including many from […]
Editorials
Black Farmers Get COVID Relief They Deserve
FLORIDA COURIER — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By Ben Jealous, president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation – Bigoted bureaucrats and discriminatory policies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
Urban Traveler
Silver Airways Will Offer New, Nonstop Flights from Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)
Silver Airways will offer new, nonstop flights from Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) starting June 3 with an introductory fare of $79, the airline announced in a press release […]
Business
Jacksonville Port Authority, Volusia Announce Partnership
DAYTONA TIMES — (Source: blackpressusa.com) – Under the agreement, JAXPORT and Volusia will work together to attract new distribution, manufacturing and related facilities to Volusia while also highlighting the logistics benefits of moving cargo bound […]
Editorials
Thin Line Between Lies and Facts
FLORIDA COURIER — By Dr. E. Faye Williams, ESQ, national chair of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc. – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – Thinking abstractly, those slimy slugs have become analogous to Donald J. Trump, […]
Sports
Charles Barkley Says Politicians Want Blacks and Whites to Hate Each Other
By Terry Shropshire | April 4, 2021 | – (Source: rollingout.com) – Famously outspoken NBA legend Charles Barkley dropped explosive commentary during the March Madness telecast on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Prior to the airing of the […]
Community
Crump Joins Local Lawsuit Against Publix
Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and co-counsels Steve Combs and Jamie Holland held a news conference this week announcing a lawsuit against Publix on behalf of Tawanda Crowell on the […]
Local
Virtual Cancer Talks Teaches Women How to Support Their Man
By Lynn Jones-Turpin – Continuing spreading prostate health awareness in Jacksonville, The Protalks, (Prostate, Outreach, Opportunities and Options) community outreach project recently held a “Women Talk Protalks,” Facebook live session with hundreds of subscribers joining […]
Local
Walkers Strut Against Domestic Violence
Recently Hubbard House hosted its 12th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk, the Stand Up & Stride, at the Duval County Courthouse. The event attracted hundreds of participants who walked to raise support and awareness for […]