Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, the long serving Democratic congresswoman from Texas, has passed away at the age of 74 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. “Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude […]
HBCUs have been the cornerstone of many Black communities long before diversity was celebrated and encouraged, but a new list reveals all schools aren’t created equally. The U.S. News & World Report released its ongoing […]
Trinity Thomas Rachel Duke Donnell Wittenberg Khoi Young Fred Richard Trinity Thomas (from the Minneapolis Recorder) Last week, Minneapolis was the final stop on the journey to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Downtown Minneapolis was […]
by Al Brown (Minneapolis Recorder) After centuries in America, Blacks now understand the difference between freedom and independence. As fireworks sizzle in the night sky and proud waves of red, white, and blue banners decorate […]
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities throughout the country. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated that she is a “pretty girl,” – she will most likely blush and remind you that the revered sorority born in 1908 is the ‘first and finest’ of them all. […]
The Biden Administration is considering reclassifying marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3, aligning it with substances like Tylenol with codeine, known for “moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.” Currently grouped with […]
IKONIC: AKA Poised to Present the Largest Private Event by an Organization of Color in Jax History City of Jacksonville has joined in IKONIC Weekend celebration: Friendship Fountain and Florida Blue being lit in pink […]
by Meissa Noel (Essence.com) The initial commemoration of Memorial Day is often disputed, with several places across the U.S. claiming to be the birthplace of the national holiday. However, it’s believed that one commemoration took place in […]
By Gayle Andrews The Bob Graham story is one that changed the face of Florida politics forever. But more importantly, his forty-year tenure brought Floridians something they never had, access to the state’s most revered […]
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