An estimated 5 million to 7.5 million students are chronically absent from school each year, putting them at risk of several negative outcomes. But the Obama administration recently announced a new cross-sector initiative to turn […]
Final services have been set for longtime Duval County educator Mrs. Aria Louise Rogers Peterson who transitioned Saturday, October 10, 2015. She is preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, the late Albert […]
By C.S. Bennett People attending the recent First Coast Community Outreach Program at the Salem Center, were treated to an inspirational collection of speakers who gave insight to their personal triumphs and their love of […]
by Reggie Fullwood For the past half dozen election cycles, Republicans have “said” that they want to attract more blacks to their party. It’s almost like that strange schoolmate that you rarely even said hello […]
By Oscar H. Blayton NNPA Guest Columnist Among the many windswept cliffs that stand guard on the shores of the island of Okinawa, one is known for its particularly gruesome history. “Suicide Cliff” is located […]
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist You can run, but you can’t hide from racism. I was preparing to write a column on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the trade agreement that President Barack Obama wants to […]
Sometimes two unprecedented movements cannot survive at the same time. One has to precede the other. The Civil Rights Movement paved the way for other humanitarian movements around the world – including the ending of […]
Comedian Wanda Sykes will have a multi-episode stint as Daphne Lido, the now ex-wife of Stevens & Lido founding partner. In the divorce, she gains control of half of the company that Dre (Anthony Anderson) […]
By Raynard Jackson Columnist I have been asking and will continue to ask, where are the Black Republicans? Race will be one of the top issues in the 2016 elections and none of our presidential […]
by J. Ransom A beer fight is brewing in Harlem. Longtime Harlem brewmaster Celeste Beatty, head honcho of the 13-year-old Harlem Brewing Company, says a startup with a similar name is causing quite a brew-haha […]
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