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Jacksonville’s Jack & Jill Chapter Supports Tomorrow’s Leaders

June 8, 2015 Staff 0

by K. Huyghue On Sunday, May 31st, ten newly inducted teen officers of the Jacksonville Chapter of Jack & Jill of America, Inc demonstrated that they have the “Power to Make a Difference” (the organization’s […]

National

Racist Dr. Seuss Cartoon Goes to Auction, Nobody Bids

June 8, 2015 Staff 0

Think Dr. Seuss and immediately Cat in the Hat, Whoville and children’s bedtime stories come to mind. But did you know he also illustrated racist cartoons? In a 1929 illustration for Judge magazine, he depicted […]

Lifestyle

Don’t Believe the Hype: Myth of the ‘Absent’ Black Dad Refuted

June 8, 2015 Staff 0

By Jazelle Hunt WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Contrary to the myth, though Black men are more likely to live apart from their children than Whites, they are more involved in the lives of their children than […]

Commentaries

Should African Americans Endorse Whites over Blacks?

April 14, 2015 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Two prominent Black Maryland officials – Montgomery County Executive Issiah Leggett and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III – have endorsed Congressman Chris Van Hollen, a White, over […]

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Jailing Educators for ‘Cheating to the Test’

April 14, 2015 Staff 0

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Eleven Atlanta teachers have been convicted of altering student test scores on standardized tests. They are charged with racketeering and conspiracy. The much-celebrated Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools Beverly L. Hall […]

Editorials

Should Florida become a Vegas-style Casino State?

April 14, 2015 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood “What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are,” said the great writer C. S. […]

Entertainment

​Percy Sledge, Voice Behind “When a Man Loves a Woman,” Dies

April 14, 2015 Staff 0

Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died this week in Louisiana. He was 73. Sledge’s longtime […]

National

Detroit Woman is the World’s Oldest Woman

April 14, 2015 Staff 0

INKSTER, Mich. — A 115-year-old Detroit-area woman is listed as the world’s oldest living person following the death of a 116-year-old Arkansas woman. Jeralean Talley of Inkster tops a list maintained by the Los Angeles-based […]

Education

Hundreds of Student Volunteers Travel to Ferguson For Spring Break to Help Rebuild the Community

April 14, 2015 Staff 0

Ferguson, MO — College students from all over the country are using their Spring Breaks to help rebuild the community and promote civic engagement in Ferguson. Students are coming from cities as far away as […]

Local

New Faces of Leadership Emerge for Urban Jacksonville

March 24, 2015 Staff 0

The City of Jacksonville kicked off the election season this week with a 32.6% voter turnout with 179,376 ballots cast that will culminate in May for most of the candidates. One of the most watched races […]

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