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Thurgood Marshall’s Widow Keeps His Legacy Alive

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

Cecilia Marshall never imagined that the battle for equal rights in schools and elsewhere would still be as vital today as it was six decades ago when her husband, United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood […]

National

Attorney General Sessions Charts Course Back to Long Drug Sentences Reversed Under Obama

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

by John Schuppe (NBC NEWS) The Trump era of drug enforcement has officially arrived, and it sounds a lot like the old days. The message came this week in the form of a memo from […]

Education

DeVos’ Speech at Bethune-Cookman’s Commencement Sparks Protests, Outrage

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

by CHANDELIS R. DUSTER (NBC NEWS) Bethune-Cookman University graduates booed, turned their backs and walked out during Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ 22 minute commencement speech on Wednesday — all in an effort to make it […]

National

Rep. Davis: “Hell no, We won’t go” to Trumpcare Health Plan

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

At a press conference held at Loretto Hospital, Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-7th) Friday, said, “Hell no. We won’t go for the Trumpcare health plan and predicted the Senate will reject the House GOP version. […]

Book Reviews

The Color of Law A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

May 12, 2017 Staff 0

By Richard Rothstein   In The Color of Law (published by Liveright in May 2017), Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America—the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities […]

Health

Is Soda Making Your Brain Age Faster

May 12, 2017 Staff 0

            BOSTON–New research suggests that excess sugar—especially the fructose in sugary drinks—might damage your brain. Researchers using data from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) found that people who drink sugary […]

Entertainment

“Get Out” Director Gets In with Universal and Inks a Picture Deal

May 12, 2017 Staff 0

6 Jordan Peele— photo courtesy of Universal Pictures UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF.–Jordan Peele, who wrote, produced and directed the hit movie “Get Out,” about a black man, who goes to meet his white girlfriend’s parents, continues […]

Entertainment

City Announces Full Lineup of Events for 2017 Jazz Festival

May 12, 2017 Staff 0

The City of Jacksonville is excited to release the full entertainment lineup and schedule for the 2017 Jacksonville Jazz Festival. The free annual festival will be held Memorial Day weekend, May 25 – 28, in […]

Local

Thousands Walk For Babies to Prevent Birth Defects and Premature Births

May 11, 2017 Staff 0

The 2017 March of Dimes, March for Babies walk was held last week at Jacksonville University. Walkers laced up their sneakers and came out to trek with thousands of supporters of the March of Dimes. […]

Local

Chi Eta Phi Assists Local Nursing Students in Achieving Their Career Goals

May 11, 2017 Staff 0

Four nursing students from Florida State College at Jacksonville were awarded scholarships at the annual Helen Bargeron’s Scholarship Luncheon, sponsored by, Chi Eta Phi, Sorority, Sigma Chapter. The recipients thanked the sorority for helping to […]

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