Entertainment
Actress Della Reese Dead at 86
Della Reese, who segued from pop and jazz singing stardom in the ‘50s and ‘60s to a long career as a popular TV actress on “Touched by an Angel” and other shows, died Sunday night […]
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Sports
Debilitated Players Accuse N.F.L. of Stalling on Settlement Payments
By Ken Belson, nytimes.com The families of debilitated former N.F.L. players say the league is obstructing their access to an estimated $1 billion settlement over concussions by reflexively rejecting valid claims and bogging down the process […]
Health
New Health Guidelines Say You Might Have High Blood Pressure
By Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY Thirty million Americans are getting some bad health news: they have high blood pressure and need to do something about it, according to new, more aggressive hypertension treatment […]
National
Mary McLeod Bethune Statue May Replace Confederate General in Capitol
MITCH PERRY (Florida Politics) A likeness of educator and civil-rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune is one step closer to replacing a statue of a Confederate general as one of Florida’s two representatives in the U.S. Capitol. The Senate Appropriations […]
Editorials
Our Vets Have Made the Ultimate Sacrifice – Even in the Face Inequality
by Reggie Fullwood Last weekend at a restaurant in Jacksonville’s overly teeming St. John’s Town Center, I heard two gentlemen talk about why they will no longer be watching NFL games anymore. The older white […]
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Thank You Russia, We Now Know That You Helped Elect Donald Trump
by Reggie Fullwood Speculation is just that – conjecture, rumor, assumption or basically opinions based on incomplete information. This week we found out for certain that the speculation and supposition surrounding President Trump and his […]
Editorials
45 Makes George W. Bush Sound Oh So Eloquent
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux I never thought I would miss President George W. Bush, our 43rd president, and I’ve never much thought of him as a great, or even a good speaker; but the speech […]
Editorials
NFL Must “Provide a Better Platform” on Racism and Criminal Justice Reform
by Marc Morial “We want to make sure we are understanding what the players are talking about, and that is complex.” – National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick […]
Editorials
Accepting the Challenge to Ensure Future Leadership
By Dr. Ben Chavis I once asked the first African American billionaire, Reginald F. Lewis, what single word best defined the most determinative factor that led to his monumental financial success? Mr. Lewis answered, “Preparation.” […]
Sports
Steph Curry Has a Slam Dunk Response to Being Named in the GOP Tax Info
Steph Curry By Doha Madani, huffingtonpost.com Republicans have given basketball superstar Stephen Curry the honor of being the only person named in their newly released tax reform bill. For whatever reason, the NBA’s most valuable […]