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Local Ministers Call on Lawmakers to Keep TPS

September 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

By St. Clair Murraine | Outlook Staff Writer | Calling Haitians “part of the American story,” Rev. RB Holmes led a group of local clergy members in a protest of a recent Supreme Court decision […]

Sports

NFL Ends Pro Bowl Game Due to Declining Interest and Participation

September 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Photo courtesy of gamblingexposed.org The NFL has officially ended the Pro Bowl game starting with the 2026 season, but players will still be recognized as Pro Bowlers. The NFL announced that the annual Pro Bowl […]

Education

Florida’s First HBCU Hits Enrollment Milestone with Largest Fall Class in Two Decades

September 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

By Peter Kerich | Edward Waters University enrolled 1,281 students for Fall 2026, nearing its all-time enrollment record. Edward Waters University, Florida’s first historically Black college and university, has reached its highest fall enrollment in […]

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Negro League, Japan Baseball 100-year Connection Honored

September 1, 2026 Staff 0

by Aswad Walker | Houston Defender The 2027 Tokyo centennial will celebrate Negro League pioneers whose talent, courage, and diplomacy helped transform baseball far beyond America’s shores.  The story of Negro League baseball is much […]

Editorials

The Changing Face of Martha’s Vineyard

September 1, 2026 Staff 0

by ReShonda Tate Let me start by saying I am by no means a Martha’s Vineyard expert. I’ve only been coming to the Vineyard for seven years, which probably makes me a newcomer to the […]

Entertainment

Ex-gang Leader Found Guilty of Murder in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Drive-by Killing

September 1, 2026 Staff 0

LAS VEGAS — Nearly 30 years after the killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur became one of music’s most enduring mysteries, a Nevada jury has convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis of first-degree murder in the […]

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Pope Leo XIV Addresses Black Ancestry, Family Ties to Slavery

September 1, 2026 Staff 0

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has publicly acknowledged his Black and Creole ancestry for the first time, confirming that his American family history includes both enslaved people and slaveholders while stopping short of identifying […]

Political

Sheriffs Drop License Plate Readers as DeSantis Warns Against ‘Surveillance State’

September 1, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix | Ron DeSantis insists no Florida governor has given law enforcement more tools to fight crime than he has, but he wants them aimed at criminals, not citizens who have […]

National

How the New Miss USA Changed the Game

September 1, 2026 Staff 0

   Three days after the crown was placed on her head, Justus Kelley’s Miss USA victory remains bigger than a pageant win — it represents a barrier broken three times over.    Kelley, 31, became […]

Local

Jacksonville Shuts Down FLOCK Cameras

September 1, 2026 Staff 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville is ending its use of automated license plate readers, closing the chapter on a crime-fighting technology that law enforcement says helped solve serious crimes — but that increasingly faced questions over […]

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