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Curls & Convo Blends Black Love and Power

February 22, 2024 admin 0

By Aleta Turner – In honor of Black History Month, Mygani hosted the 9th Curls and Convo event with Empowerment Resources Inc.  Mygani’s signature event held inside the Vystar Tower, was created to instill the […]

Local

Girl Scouts Cookie Season is On!

February 22, 2024 admin 0

The Girl Scouts of Gateway Council have kicked off their 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season. Throughout the country, Girl Scouts and their troops are rallying their communities to support the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for […]

Local

Fort Mose Festal Returns With More Jazz & Blues

February 22, 2024 admin 0

by Lynn Jones –   Fort Mose Historic State Park hosted its third installment of the Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series over a two week period with Black History Month as the backdrop/Honoring history and […]

Health

Specialists Reject Cannabis and CBD as Treatments for Glaucoma

February 22, 2024 Staff 0

Glaucoma poses a significant threat to eyesight if left undetected and untreated. According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, approximately 10% of the general U.S. population is affected by this genetically influenced condition, with a higher […]

Editorials

We Are Way Past Due to Elect Candidates Representing Our Interests

February 22, 2024 Staff 0

By Lucius Gantt      The 2024 United States election campaigns for federal, state, and local races have already begun. There will be Black candidates running for office but most Black Americans will continue to run […]

Entertainment

Where’s Wendy? Williams, 59, Diagnosed with Aphasia and Frontotemporal Dementia

February 22, 2024 Staff 0

By ( Wendy Williams in 2019. PHOTO: EVAN FALK/SHUTTERSTOCK Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), her medical care team announced. According to a press release, the former talk show host, 59, received […]

Community

Black History Month Profile: First Coast Barber Henry McCullough

February 21, 2024 admin 0

By David Wright – When you hear of Black History month, it’s usually about individuals who have passed away leaving books or movies depicting their legacy. To allot recognition for the individuals who made significant […]

Health

Health Disparities in Gynecologic Cancers

February 20, 2024 admin 0

Each year, thousands of women are diagnosed with gynecologic cancers in the U.S. While cervical, ovarian and uterine cancer affects all races, Black women are often diagnosed at later stages and are more likely to […]

Health

Health Care Advocates Unveil Historic Obesity Bill of Rights

February 20, 2024 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Lindiwe Vilakazi | Washington Informer | Contrary to the common biases of people with chronic obesity, Dr. Fatima Stanford, an obesity medicine physician scientist and staunch supporter of the Obesity Bill […]

National

Historic White House Gathering Celebrates Descendants of Civil Rights Icons

February 20, 2024 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown | Stacy M. Brown – Ernestine “Tina” Martin Wyatt, a great-great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman, was among those to express excitement about meeting the descendants of fellow freedom fighters. “It’s an […]

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