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America’s Oldest HBCU Is Fighting For Survival

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Historically Black universities had cemented their place at the epicenter of Black American life, but things began to change with a new era of school integration. By Isaac Himmelman, Huffington Post Nestled 45 minutes outside […]

Sports

Toni Harris Becomes First Woman In History To Receive Non-Kicker Football Scholarship

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

The 22-year-old Detroit native said she lives by the saying “be so good they can’t ignore you.” By Alanna Vagianos, Huffington Post Toni Harris is tackling barriers left and right. The football player just became […]

National

CNN, NABJ in Standoff Over Diversity

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Roland Martin By Richard Prince, Journal-isms Network Won’t Talk if Roland Martin Is Involved The National Association of Black Journalists Tuesday called out CNN for a lack of Black news executives, but CNN responded that […]

International

Unrest Deepens Across East Africa and Africa’s ‘Horn’

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Students running from tear gas. (Global Information Network) By Global Information Network Instability is growing in the East African nations of Sudan and South Sudan while the U.S. pursues a military solution to a decades-long […]

Political

Senator Kamala Harris and Rep. Yvette Clarke Reintroduce Legislation to Commission Statue Honoring U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Today, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) (left) reintroduced a bill directing Congress to commission a statue of former U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm to be displayed in the United States Capitol. Companion legislation will also […]

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The Congressional Black Caucus: Not Always in the Headlines But Never on the Sidelines

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Dr. Julianne Malveaux By Julianne Malveaux What does the Congressional Black Caucus do? It takes Majority Whip James Clyburn to make it understandable. “It’s not only what we make happen, but what we stop from […]

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Entertainment

‘Empire’ Actor Jussie Smollett Indicted on 16 Felony Counts by Grand Jury

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

Smollett was charged last month with felony disorderly conduct for the allegedly false report he made with Chicago police in January. By Doha Madani, NBC News “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a […]

Local

Donors Fund State Championship Rings for Raines High School

March 8, 2019 Staff 0

The Raines Vikings 4A Football Champions are still celebrating their December victory over the Cocoa Tigers. The back-to-back 4A state championships is a first for any Jacksonville public high school. This time, the honor came […]

National

NASA Renames Facility in Honor of Katherine Johnson

March 6, 2019 Staff 0

Mathematician Katherine Johnson poses for a photo with her namesake, the Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia, during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 22, 2017. Johnson’s story […]

National

Epidemic of Missing Black Girls Continues to Stump Authorities, Frustrate Parents

February 25, 2019 Staff 0

(Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA). Photos of missing children: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Lashaya Stine, 16, By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Lashaya Stine, 16, was walking down the street alone […]

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