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Jacksonville Answers History’s Erasure With Color: “We’re still here”

September 3, 2026 Staff 0

Florida can paint over the crosswalks. It can turn off the rainbow bridge lights. It can restrict what is taught about race and LGBTQ+ issues in classrooms. But Jacksonville continues finding ways to put its […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Editorials

Making November 3rd The True No Kings Day

September 1, 2026 Staff 0

by Dr. John Warren During the last two years, we have seen millions of Americans from all walks of life turn out to participate in the “No Kings Day” protest marches across this nation. The […]

Local

Why Do Black Women Make Some People So Uncomfortable?

September 1, 2026 Staff 0

by Sylvia Perry The racist and sexist attacks directed at Florida Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Angie Nixon over the weekend may have been shocking in their bluntness, but history shows they are hardly unprecedented. From […]

Education

Jolly: FAMU Shortchanged by $2 Billion and Deserves Flagship Status

August 31, 2026 Staff 0

by Jena Roberts    Tallahassee– Early’s Kitchen is the Tallahassee spot for breakfast.  Located on the Southside, the Black-owned restaurant draws patrons from miles around the capital city. The Jolly/Graham team stopped by at the […]

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