Business
FUNdraising Good Times: Is Your 2020 Story Real or a Fantasy?
By Saad & Shaw – This has been a year most of us will never forget. It has been a time of great despair and also a time of recommitting – more powerfully than ever […]
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Editorials
OP-ED: President Donald J. Trump — My Message to Black America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Since I became your President, I’ve fought for all Americans. Unlike the D.C. political establishment, which looked out for only a small group of elites at the expense of working families — […]
Health
Mississippi Health Official Says White People Who Aren’t Wearing Masks Are The Reason For Rising COVID-19 Cases
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton – October 30, 2020 – With the rise of COVID-19 cases in the state, a Mississippi health official is placing the blame on White people defying the social distance rules by […]
Business
12 Reasons Why Small Businesses Need a Website
By Brett Farmiloe – Founder & CEO of Markitors – Why You Need A Website: In the last few years, there has been an active push for consumers to “shop local” and support small businesses, and […]
Entertainment
Bishop Rance Allen Dies At 71
By Victor Omondi – Bishop Rance Allen, a minister, and singer, famously known for the gospel hit, Something About the Name Jesus has died at the age of 71. The news of Allen’s death was announced […]
Political
Black Women Appeal to Black Men: ‘Show up for Us and with Us at the Ballot Box’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – “At a time when the entire world has paused to reflect, and have a long-overdue racial reckoning, when the world is finally […]
Community
Jacksonville Housing Authority to Renovate Centennial Towers Senior Community
By John Finotti, Tucker/Hall – The Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) has closed on financing for the renovation of the Centennial Towers senior living community in Jacksonville’s Springfield neighborhood. Financing is being provided by Raymond James and Bank of […]
Editorials
Black Girl Magic and the 2020 Election
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – For the sixth year in a row, Essence Magazine and the Black Women’s Roundtable have surveyed Black women about the issues that concern them most. Melanie Campbell, Convener of the […]
Community
Ex-Jacksonville City Council Members Sentenced to Prison in Fraud Case
By Ashley Harding, Reporter & Joe McLean, Reporter – Katrina Brown sentenced to 33 months, Reggie brown gets 18 months in prison. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The long-delayed sentencing hearing for ex-Jacksonville City Council members Katrina Brown and Reggie […]
Health
Black Americans Are The Most Hesitant to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine
By Karen Weintraub – Black Americans distrust the government so much they’re not participating in large numbers in COVID-19 clinical trials, and many say they won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine – at least not until […]