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Black America’s Quest for True Independence Runs Deeper Than July 4

July 3, 2024 Staff 0

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 […]

Local

Celebrating the Historical Legacy of Juneteenth: What to Do in Jacksonville

June 18, 2024 Staff 0

  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 — […]

Local

AKA’s Gamma Rho Omega Makes History for the Community With Groundbreaking Fundraiser Blending Pink Splendor, Arts, and Culture

June 15, 2024 Staff 0

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. […]

Health

Moving Cannabis to Schedule 3 Could Have Wide-Ranging Impact

June 10, 2024 Staff 0

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 […]

Local

IKONIC: AKA Poised to Present the Largest Private Event by an Organization of Color in Jax History

May 31, 2024 Staff 0

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 […]

National

Overlooked: Black Origins of Memorial Day

May 27, 2024 Staff 0

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 […]

Editorials

Something About Bob: Losing a Governor and a Friend

April 22, 2024 Staff 0

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 […]

Editorials

ARE BLACKS CONTOLLED BY THE “ILLUMINATI?”

April 22, 2024 Staff 0

by Dr. Yaounde Olu | The Crusader The Black community remains in the throes of what seems to be a breakdown of civility. As mentioned in previous editorials, there is dissension seemingly everywhere, and a […]

National

Millions Across North America and at Home Awed by Total Solar Eclipse Phenomenon

April 10, 2024 Staff 0

By Stacy M. Brown @StacyBrownMedia The eagerly anticipated celestial spectacle of a total solar eclipse finally descended upon North America after a seven-year hiatus, captivating millions of skywatchers on Monday. With its grand entrance at […]

Education

Tennessee State University Board Disbanded by MAGA Loyalists as Assault on DE&I Continues

April 10, 2024 Staff 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Tennessee State University (TSU), the state’s only public historically Black college and university (HBCU), faces a tumultuous future as Gov. Bill Lee dissolved its board, […]

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