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Florida Among Worst in Restoration of Rights

May 30, 2017 Staff 0

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Since the rules for the restoration of rights of felons is determined by each state, there is a hodge-podge of state laws governing what rights ex-offenders will have once released from prison. […]

Editorials

Congress has Taken Your Internet Privacy from You, But Most Don’t Even Know

May 30, 2017 Staff 0

It almost happened without regular people even knowing. While us “citizens” were distracted by Republican’s attempts to repeal Obamacare and Donald Trump’s other shenanigans, a plan was brewing to basically sell your Internet privacy. The […]

Local

Services Set for Community Trustee Anthony Rodgers

May 30, 2017 Staff 0

Anthony Rodgers, Sr. (66), transcended into Sunset on May 13, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. He is a native son of Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up in the Moncrief area where he […]

Entertainment

Shonda Rhimes’ Shakespearean Drama Reminds Us That Black Women Were More Than Servants

May 29, 2017 Staff 0

ABC is about to step into the costume drama lane with Shonda Rhimes’ upcoming series, Still Star-Crossed. The show, which takes on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, starts where the play ends—after Romeo and Juliet have […]

National

Alabama Governor Signs Law Giving Thousands of Felons Their Right to Vote Back

May 29, 2017 Staff 0

 by Kira Lerner, ThikProgress Supporters for a bill that would automatically restore voting rights to convicted felons upon their release from prison hold up signs supporting the bill during a news conference Thursday, Feb. 9, […]

National

Memorial Day in Black America

May 29, 2017 Staff 0

Memorial Day 2017 is here, and it is the 149th year of its celebration. It started as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868. It is a federal holiday set aside to honor […]

Entertainment

Thousands Of Historic Items Honoring Black Cinema Could Be Yours

May 29, 2017 Staff 0

By Brennan Williams (Huffington Post) SEPARATE CINEMA ARCHIVE/ SFAEThe San Francisco Art Exchange announced Thursday the first public sale of pieces from the Separate Cinema Archive. One hundred years of black film art is officially up for […]

Editorials

The Wells Fargo Scandal Continues to Create Fall Out

May 29, 2017 Staff 0

By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher The Wells Fargo scandal is far from over and it continues to provide insight into the “Cherry Picking” culture of providing select help in places where it seeks to […]

Sports

Tiger Woods Arrested and Released In Florida for Suspicion of DUI

May 29, 2017 Staff 0

Tiger Woods, former world number one golfer, was arrested in the sunshine state of Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to online jail records. Woods was booked into the Palm Beach County […]

Community

Basketball Giants Jam with Students for Wayman’s Hoops for Hope

May 15, 2017 Staff 0

The Wayman Academy Hoops for Hope Program held its first public event on the grounds of Wayman Ministries in the Wayman Academy gymnasium. The Giant Jam and Spring Festival were front and center on the […]

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