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Mother Rejects Payout, Refusing to Stay Silent in Lawsuit Against Cops Who Killed Her Son

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

by Matt Ferner (Huffington Post) The mother of Darrien Hunt, a 22-year-old black man who was shot and killed by Utah police last year, rejected an offer to settle her lawsuit against the city and […]

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10 Open Enrollment Mistakes to Avoid

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

By Nathaniel Sillin How much time do you spend reviewing your benefits before open enrollment each year? If your answer is “not much,” you’re not alone. A recent survey by insurer Aflac (http://workforces.aflac.com/about-the-study.php) says that […]

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Sickle Cell Walk Yields Awareness and Unity for Devastating Disease

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

Despite torrential rain last Saturday morning, a 3K walk route was launched from the Florida State College downtown campus with 150+ enthusiastic sickle cell supporters. The Annual Northeast Florida Sickle Cell Disease Association event is […]

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Dream Girls Event Focuses on Safety and Support Services

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

The “Just A Girl With A Dream: Bags & Bangles” event was held over the weekend at the AMG Uptown Salon. The Just A Girl With A Dream is a nonprofit organization founded by Tabitha […]

Greek Life

AKA Pink Bra Party Bedazzles and Celebrates Cancer Survivors

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

On Friday, September 11, The Gamma Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ended the summer with their 2nd Annual Pink Bra Decorating Party in the Shands Tower with nearly 60 participants. The […]

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Obama is No Lame Duck President

September 15, 2015 Staff 0

by George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Almost as surprising as Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first African American president is his success in not becoming a lame duck president, a term normally applied to […]

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It Will be a Hot Topic for the 2016 Presidential Election, But Immigration Reform Still Far Away

September 15, 2015 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Immigration reform has been a critical issue in this country for the past several years. The President and Democrats have pushed for reform, and even some prominent Republicans like Jeb Bush and […]

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The New Face of Labor, Civil Rights is Black & Female

September 15, 2015 Staff 0

by Kimberly Freeman From Black Lives Matter and Fight for $15 to North Carolina’s Forward Together Moral Movement, black women are leading and playing significant roles in shaping the direction of groundbreaking efforts to reform […]

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Idris Elba, Ben Carson and the Good Negro Trap

September 15, 2015 Staff 0

by Keith Boykin Back in the day before I shaved my head, I used to get a hair cut every Friday afternoon from my barber in the District of Columbia. I loved the look and […]

Lifestyle

110-Year Old Says Secret to Long Life is 3 Beers a Day.. and a Shot of Whiskey

September 14, 2015 Staff 0

By Aria Ellise Agnes Fenton was 110-years-old as of Aug. 1, 1905. That’s a great accomplishment, right? Something that many of look forward too. And with that long life, the majority of us think that […]

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