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Tax Cut Will Widen the Racial Divide

February 20, 2018 Staff 0

by Rev. Jesse Jackson President Donald Trump keeps boasting about the low black unemployment rate, although African Americans still suffer nearly twice the unemployment rate as whites do. What Trump never mentions is the growing racial […]

Editorials

Trump’s Parade Plan a Waste of Money

February 20, 2018 Staff 0

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Now “45” wants a parade. He wants it in November, probably before the mid-term elections. Some see it as move to mobilize his base and stroke his own ego; others actually […]

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Let Them Eat Cake: Trump Wants to Replace Food Stamps With Food Boxes

February 20, 2018 Staff 0

By Parker Riley Trump is the Marie Antoinette of 2018. Never heard of her? She was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution and allegedly said “Let them eat cake until they all […]

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Raising Wages Helps Companies, Workers and the Economy

February 20, 2018 Staff 0

Last month Walmart announced that they would be increasing starting wage rates for hourly employees in the U.S. to $11 per hour after passage of the Republican tax law. Great news to the company’s thousands […]

Sports

Blackhawks Ban 4 Fans From Home Games for Racist Taunt

February 20, 2018 Staff 0

BY ESPN The Blackhawks have banned four fans from their home games for directing racist taunts toward Washington Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly. The Blackhawks also apologized to Smith-Pelly and the Capitals. “Racist comments and other […]

National

Florida House Approves Mary McLeod Bethune Statue to Replace Confederate in the U.S. Capitol

February 20, 2018 Staff 0

By a vote of 111-1 on Tuesday afternoon, February 20, 2018, the Florida House approved HB 139 to place a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune in U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The bill was signed by […]

Local

Mayor Honors Raines High School Football State Champions with Proclamation

February 15, 2018 Staff 0

Following a near-perfect football season, the William M. Raines High School football team was honored today with a proclamation by Mayor Lenny Curry for their state championship win. The Vikings defeated Cocoa High School 13-10 […]

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Voices of the Elders – Quotes from Great African Americans Leaders that are Still Relevant Today

February 13, 2018 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood If anyone has ever read this column you will know that I can’t write an article without using a quote from someone of historical significance. It’s certainly not because I lack original […]

Editorials

Black Civil Rights Groups Need to Spend More Time Focused on Black People in America

February 13, 2018 Staff 0

By Raynard Jackson In another episode of “What the hell are they thinking,” the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over […]

Editorials

How You Can Celebrate Black History Month?

February 13, 2018 Staff 0

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History selects a theme for Black History Month. This year, the theme, African Americans in Times of War, is […]

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