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Reinstate DACA and Protect Dreamers

September 25, 2017 Staff 0

by Marc Morial An overwhelming majority of voters – about 85% – are opposed to deporting immigrants who are eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. These “Dreamers,” as they are known, were […]

Editorials

Black Women Are Not to Blame for Our Problems

September 25, 2017 Staff 0

by Nichole Ellison I am often annoyed when some of the ills of the Black community are blamed on the lack of male leadership in the home and family. Let’s be clear, I believe the […]

Sports

NFL Protests: League Came Together for a Powerful Day

September 25, 2017 Staff 0

by Nancy Armour via usatoday.com Empty sidelines in Nashville and Chicago. Jacksonville owner Shad Khan standing arm in arm with his players. The Miami Dolphins wearing “I’m With Kap” T-shirts during warm-ups. Oakland Raiders owner Mark […]

Entertainment

Judge Temporarily Blocks Airing of ‘Bobbi Kristina’ Movie

September 25, 2017 Staff 0

There’s a chance TV One’s “Bobbi Kristina” movie may never see the light of day. A Manhattan judge has put the unauthorized biopic on pause until Bobby Brown and theBobbi Kris’ estate joined forces in […]

Obituaries

Thousands of Celebrities, Luminaries and Ordinary People Bid Dick Gregory Farewell

September 25, 2017 Staff 0

Several thousand mourners packed into a Landover, Md. church listened as friends, family and admirers lionized comedian, social justice warrior, civil rights activist and provocateur Dick Gregory. The spirited, electric memorial service on Saturday, Sept. […]

Entertainment

Sherrod Brown: One Young Man Making a Difference on the First Coast Art Scene

September 25, 2017 Staff 0

(Cultural Council) With a population of nearly 900,000 residents, it should come as no surprise that there are many different opinions on the type of city that Jacksonville, Florida should aim to be.  Among the […]

Local

Jacksonville Nurses Fired After Making Black Newborns Rap, Dance

September 22, 2017 Staff 0

By Shantell E. Jamison, ebony.com Two Jacksonville, Fla. nurses have been relieved of their duties after video footage of them making an newborn baby “dance” to rap music. The women took to Snapchat to not […]

Entertainment

Report: Jay-Z Turns Down Super Bowl in Support of Kaepernick

September 22, 2017 Staff 0

By Christina Palladino, fox32chicago.com The Super Bowl is only a few months away and the halftime performer has still not been announced. Around this time last year, Lady Gaga announced she would perform in the […]

Sports

Hank Aaron Has Joined the #NFLBoycott

September 19, 2017 Staff 0

By Kathleen Joyce, foxnews.com Baseball legend Hank Aaron said he won’t watch any NFL games this season because of how the league treated former quarterback Colin Kaepernick after Kaepernick’s national anthem protest last season drew […]

National

Another White Cop is Acquitted of Murdering a Black Man

September 19, 2017 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe A former St. Louis police officer, who told his partner he intended to kill a black man moments before shooting him to death following a car chase, was acquitted of first-degree […]

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