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Georgia – Florida Hall of Fame to Induct Four Legends

September 16, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Boykin, Hastings, Pouncey, and Smith, to be honored at Oct. 30 Luncheon in Atlanta | The Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame will celebrate four standout players with their induction into the Hall of Fame on Friday, October […]

Local

THE BLACK DOLL INCIDENT: Investigation Over, but is the Story Just Beginning?

September 16, 2026 Staff 0

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — The investigation is closed. An apology has been issued. Students have been identified for disciplinary action. But nearly a week after an image from a high school volleyball game ignited outrage […]

Arts & Culture

Chicago Church That Held Emmett Till’s Funeral Gets New Life

September 15, 2026 Staff 0

Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Bronzeville restores its historic façade with neon sign  It hung 15 feet above thousands of mourners as they paid their respects to a Black boy brutally murdered […]

Editorials

Florida’s Amendment 3 Promises Property Tax Relief. But Who Ultimately Pays the Price?

September 15, 2026 Staff 0

By George Caldwell | Miami Magazine For Florida homeowners frustrated by rising housing costs, Amendment 3 offers a simple and politically powerful promise: Pay less in property taxes. But the proposal Florida voters will consider […]

Local

Florida Governor’s Race is All About Ideology: History is on Both Sides of the Ballot

September 14, 2026 Staff 0

Florida voters could make history in November by electing the state’s first Black governor. But for many Black voters, the historic possibility comes with a complicated question: Is representation enough when the candidate’s politics may […]

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Glowing Up Delta: From Spelman College to Shark Tank to Audacity!

September 14, 2026 Staff 0

Precious L. Williams portrait. (Credit: Jerky Bear Productions) Credit: Jerky Bear Productions by Precious Williams | Amsterdam News What does it look like to have Audacity at 47? You are looking at it. Like many of my sorors […]

Entertainment

Oprah Wants You to Join Her for AHA Moment in Las Vegas’ Sphere

September 14, 2026 Staff 0

Oprah Winfrey is taking her decades-long message of inspiration to one of the world’s most technologically advanced stages. The media mogul will debut “Oprah Winfrey’s AHA” April 2-4 at the Sphere in Las Vegas, transforming […]

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The Changing Face of Miss America: Black Beauty Takes Center Stage

September 12, 2026 Staff 0

Miss Texas Regan Hutsell may not be the first Black woman to wear the Miss America crown, but her victory offers another striking snapshot of how dramatically the face of the century-old competition has changed. […]

Local

Black Doll, Racial Slurs At High School Volleyball Game Spark Investigation, NAACP Outrage

September 11, 2026 Staff 0

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — A Thursday night high school volleyball game between Andrew Jackson and Fernandina Beach has triggered a district investigation and condemnation from the Jacksonville Branch NAACP after a parent alleged Fernandina Beach […]

National

Reflections on 9/11, 25 Years Later

September 11, 2026 Staff 0

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York honors the 3,000 victims of the terrorist attacks 25 years ago. What seemed to be a typical workday for former airline employee Cathy Leggett on Sept. 11, […]

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