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The Assault on Civil Rights by the Trump Administration

August 10, 2017 Staff 0

By Richard Gordon Hatcher Donald Trump once famously asked the African American community: “What do you have to lose?”  We now have the answer.  Everything. Is this the time to stand up and fight back?  […]

National

Senatory Cory Booker Pushing to Federally Legalize Marijuana

August 1, 2017 Staff 0

by Daniel Arkin (NBC) Sen. Cory Booker introduced a wide-reaching bill on Tuesday that would drop the federal prohibition on marijuana and even encourage states to legalize the drug. In an announcement on Facebook Live, […]

Sports

Usain Bolt Is Down To His Last, Blazing Curtain Call

August 1, 2017 Staff 0

Eddie Pells, AP National Writer Usain Bolt? Nobody has been a match for him, on or off the track. The man who reshaped the record book and saved his sport is saying goodbye. His sprints through […]

Entertainment

When You Can’t Go at Home, Go Abroad: Rihanna Meets With French President Macron to Talk Education

August 1, 2017 Staff 0

by Phil Helsel (NBC) Pop star Rihanna has been putting in some “work” on global education efforts, and a recent meeting with France’s president appears to have paid off. President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter […]

Entertainment

Celebrity Trans Performers Check Lil Duval

August 1, 2017 Staff 0

by Zahara Hill New York’s Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club” has been the birthplace of problematic commentary from celebs the likes of ASAP Rocky to Rick Ross. But Jacksonville born and bred comedian Lil Duval took […]

National

U.S. Police Chiefs Blast Trump for Endorsing ‘police brutality’

August 1, 2017 Staff 0

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Mark Berman, washingtonpost.com Police leaders across the country moved quickly to distance themselves from — or to outright condemn — President Trump’s statements about “roughing up” people who’ve been arrested. […]

Editorials

Why the United States is the Richest Country in the World

July 25, 2017 Staff 0

by Peter Bailey The United States of America (USA) is much-heralded by itself, and by its friends and enemies as the materially richest country in the world. Which it really should be since it’s the […]

OPED

OJ is Being Released From Prison, But Should Black Folk Really Care?

July 25, 2017 Staff 0

Let me just jump right on my soapbox and start this sermon off being direct as possible. I don’t give a darn if OJ Simpson is freed or not. Last week, the big talk was […]

Entertainment

‘Girls Trip’ Matters Because Seeing Black Sisterhood Celebrated on Screen is Important

July 24, 2017 Staff 0

By Lilly Workneh, huffingtonpost.com Any girls trip is likely to come with a lot of laughs, a few mistakes and memories that last a lifetime ― but leave it to four magical ladies in Hollywood […]

Sports

Panthers Cut the Tackle who was Subject of the Movie “The Blind Side”

July 23, 2017 Staff 0

Michael Oher Michael Oher, who was the subject of the 2009 biographical feature film “The Blind Side,” starring Sandra Bullock, has been cut by the Carolina Panthers, where he played left tackle because of a […]

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