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Trump Asked Blacks, “What Do You Have to Lose?” Apparently Our Civil Rights

June 20, 2017 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux When he was running for President of the United States, “45” asked African-Americans what we had to lose by electing him. Embracing the most dystopian view of the African-American community, he attacked […]

Local

Bold City Links Expand Their Friendship Chain With Seven New Members

June 16, 2017 Staff 0

Members of the Bold City (FL) Chapter of Links celebrated their organization’s most important ceremony last weekend with the induction of seven new members to their friendship chain. Following the completion of a four month […]

National

Officer Acquitted of Manslaughter for Shooting Philando Castile During Traffic Stop Broadcast on Facebook

June 16, 2017 Staff 0

By Mark Berman (Washington Post) The aftermath of this Minn. police shooting was live streamed on Facebook. Here’s what you need to know. The officer who fatally shot Philando Castile, 32, has been charged with […]

Local

Girardeau Among Recognized Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame Champions

June 16, 2017 Staff 0

Three Floridians who fought for civil rights for African-Americans were inducted into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame last week in Tallahassee. Patricia Stephens Due, Jacksonville’s former state senator Dr. Arnett Girardeau, and Willie […]

Local

Fathers Honor Their True Loves at Daddy Daughter Dance

June 16, 2017 Staff 0

Local nonprofits, Just A Girl With A Dream and Advocates of Community Enrichment (ACE), committed to making a difference in the community by hosting the “My First True Love” Daddy Daughter Dance. Last weekend twenty […]

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Meet Jessica Watkins – NASA’s Newest Black Astronaut Candidate

June 16, 2017 Staff 0

By Tanasia Kenney, Atlanta Black Star Meet Jessica Watkins, the sole Black woman in NASA’s newest class of astronaut candidates who’s slated to take Black Girl Magic to infinity and beyond — or at least to […]

National

Black Lives Matter Files Lawsuit Against Chicago Police Department

June 16, 2017 Staff 0

By Amanda Vinicky, Chicago Tonight/WTTW A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday morning seeks federal intervention “to end the historical and on-going pattern and practice of excessive force by police officers in Chicago.” The plaintiffs—six minority men and […]

National

Librarian of Congress Names Tracy K. Smith 4th Poet Laureate of Color

June 14, 2017 Staff 0

The Librarian of Congress has appointed Tracy K. Smith as the Library’s 22nd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, for 2017-2018. Smith will take up her duties in the fall, opening the Library’s annual literary season […]

Sports

Father of Venus and Serena Williams Gets Inducted into the American Tennis Association’s Hall of Fame

June 12, 2017 Staff 0

Registration for the 100th American Tennis Association National Championships & Centennial Celebration is now open! Tennis enthusiasts ages 8 and up have the opportunity to participate in this historic series of events recognizing the century-long legacy of […]

Editorials

Let’s Do the National Search for the Next FAMU President

June 5, 2017 Staff 0

by Rev. R.B. Holmes Florida A&M University is beginning a very important chapter in its storied life. Undoubtedly the gem of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, stakeholders writing that chapter are anxious to restore the […]

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