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Entertainment

Artists Walk Away as Kennedy Center Faces Backlash Over Trump Renaming

January 5, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

If protesters have their way this is what the inside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts would look like nightly with the name change. More performers are canceling appearances at the John […]

National

New Postal Service Rule Could Quietly Void Ballots and Delay Healthcare

January 5, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Postal Service says the change is intended to clarify how postmarks are applied, particularly as transportation schedules and regional processing systems evolve. By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National […]

Business

Support for Gateway Jax’s Transformative Pearl Square Project Grows with N7 Incentive Package Approval

January 5, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

JACKSONVILLE, FL – December 17, 2025 –– Gateway Jax, a Jacksonville-based commercial real estate development firm, today announced the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) Board has approved a public-private partnership package that advances plans for the N7 block of Pearl […]

Political

Evan Turnage Announces Run for Congress, Targeting Longtime Incumbent Bennie Thompson

January 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In announcing his candidacy, Turnage said the district was the poorest in the poorest state when he was born and remains so more than three decades. By Stacy M. Brown | Black […]

Editorials

The Cost-of-Living Crisis We’re Told Is Over

January 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

We are repeatedly told that inflation is down, the economy is improving, and that relief is on the way. By the numbers, that is partly true. Inflation has cooled from its recent peak. Wages have […]

Sports

Anthony Joshua Released from Hospital in Nigeria after Deadly Car Crash

January 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

The two-time heavyweight champion was discharged on New Year’s Eve as the loss of two close team members casts a shadow over his return to the ring. | Anthony Joshua is now recovering at home in […]

Education

HBCU Attacks Continue Misinformation about America’s Top Talent-Producing Institutions

January 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel, Trice Edney News Wire | There is a dangerous misinformation campaign about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The false narrative that HBCUs are somehow fragile, dependent on foreign […]

Health

Don’t Miss Out! Time is Running Out to get Health Insurance For Many, January 15 is the Last Chance to Get Health Insurance for 2026

January 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Many individuals and families missed the initial enrollment window for Health Insurance Marketplace plans for 2026. Don’t worry — if you act quickly, you can still get coverage for 2026. Anyone who enrolls by January […]

Entertainment

Jill Scott Announces New Studio Album, Marking Her First Full-Length in 10 Years

January 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

(New York, NY — January 2, 2026) Today, three-time GRAMMY AWARD ® winning artist, actress, and poet Jill Scott announces the release of her long-awaited sixth studio album To Whom This May Concern, out February 13, via Human Re Sources/The Orchard—PRE-ORDER HERE. The […]

Urban Traveler

Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley Brings America’s Best Comfort Food to Wynwood

January 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley, the nationally recognized, Black-owned dining destination celebrated for elevated Southern comfort food, handcrafted Kocktails, and its signature “Welcome Home” hospitality experience, will officially open its newest location in Miami’s […]

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