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Felony Disenfranchisement Will Keep Many Blacks From Voting

October 27, 2016 Staff 0

by Frederick Lowe With the 2016 Presidential election around the corner on November 8th, The Sentencing Project is reporting that 6.1 million individuals will be prohibited from voting because of felony convictions and most of […]

Entertainment

How Kevin Hart Made $87.5 Million Last Year

October 25, 2016 Staff 0

For the very first time in several years, Forbes’ annual list of celebrity money-makers has a new comedian topping the list. For years, Jerry Seinfeld topped the list. But for the first time since 2006, […]

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President Obama’s Last 100 Days

October 25, 2016 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux The countdown to President Obama’s last one hundred days began on October 13. Already, the President has committed to spending his waning days in office by campaigning for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic […]

Entertainment

Netflix’s ’13th’ Explores ‘Modern Slavery’ in Incendiary New Documentary

October 25, 2016 Staff 0

By Pamela Kruger, Fortune.com Ava DuVernay was finishing up her civil rights drama, Selma, when she got a call from a Netflix executive: Would DuVernay be interested in making a documentary? DuVernay, who had previously […]

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Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Program Critical to His Legacy

October 25, 2016 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood “I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me,” said Ralph Ellison. Many of our young black men are invisible to those who have the resources to help them. And […]

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Hillary’s E-Mails, Trumps Secret Tapes and Social Security

October 25, 2016 Staff 0

By James Clingman Since our political discussions are now X-rated, so much so that we must ask children to leave the room before we watch the news, the speeches, and the debates, it’s time to […]

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When the Black Church Matters, the Black Vote Matters

October 25, 2016 Staff 0

by Bishop Charles Blake Since the enforcement of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Black churches have always played a pivotal role in the electoral process. During the Civil Rights Movement, Sunday morning pulpits were preachers’ […]

Local

Federal Judge Extends Florida Voter Registration Deadline

October 10, 2016 Staff 0

(CNN) A federal court has extended Florida’s voter registration deadline from Tuesday to 5 p.m. ET Wednesday due to Hurricane Matthew’s interruption of last-minute sign-ups. The US District Court ruling comes after the Florida Democratic […]

Editorials

Illegal Financial Practices Lead to CFPB Fines and Lawsuits Against Auto-title Lenders

October 10, 2016 Staff 0

By Charlene Crowell Many consumers breathe a sigh of relief when their car loans are finally paid off. Gaining title to personal vehicles should free up monthly monies – unless that title is later used […]

Editorials

The Jim Crow Segment of Professional Sports, Part I

October 10, 2016 Staff 0

Beyond the Rhetoric By Harry C. Alford Professional sports around the world can be proud of the social improvement that has evolved.  Soccer in Europe has advanced immensely.  A few years ago I was in […]

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