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Nia Franklin Wins Miss America

September 10, 2018 Staff 0

by Stacy Brown The genius, intelligence, beauty and spirit of Black women, which continues to transform the world, shined brightly again Sunday as Nia Franklin became the first Miss America in the post-swimsuit era. “It […]

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Editorials

Nike-Colin Kaepernick Alliance More Than a Business Deal

September 10, 2018 Staff 0

By Vernon A. Williams This is so much deeper than the relationship between a shoe manufacturer and an NFL quarterback. We are living in an era in which Black parents feel duty-bound to warn children […]

Sports

Nike Regains Share Losses Sparked by Controversial Kaepernick Campaign

September 10, 2018 Staff 0

Nike regains share losses sparked by controversial Kaepernick campaign More Nike shares recouped their losses on Monday after last selling off in the wake of a controversial advertising campaign, featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin […]

International

Decades-old Case Revives African Demand for Stolen Lands

September 10, 2018 Staff 0

Chagos protestor (TriceEdeyWire.com/GIN) – When colonial powers redrew borders in Africa and picked choice lands for themselves and less desirable land for everyone else, some of those deals remained through this century. Few were undone. […]

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Dallas Police Officer Arrested in Deadly Shooting of Botham Shem Jean

September 10, 2018 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe BlackmansStreet.Today Amber Guyger, a Dallas police officer, who entered the wrong apartment, mistakenly believing it  where she lived before and shooting and killing the actual tenant, was arrested Sunday and charged […]

Editorials

Gillum Makes History, But some Things Don’t Change – Racist Politics are Alive and Well

September 4, 2018 Staff 0

by Reginald Fullwood Sometimes African American candidates beat the odds – even when most rule them out. Between hard work, a sound strategy and the stars aligning, people like Andrew Gillum can shock the world. […]

Editorials

A Letter to President Barack Obama – We Miss You Man!

September 4, 2018 Staff 0

Dear President Obama, First, let me thank you for being a true statesman and a respectful, decent, sane President. You have been an inspiration to so many people around the world. Thank you for your […]

Editorials

Music and the Movement: The Lasting Legacy of the Queen of Soul

September 4, 2018 Staff 0

by Marc Morial “Aretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade—our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest […]

Editorials

Use of the ‘N-Word’ is Far from the Only Measure of Racism

September 4, 2018 Staff 0

by Jesse Jackson Last week, amid the continuing clamor of Trump’s chaos presidency, the question of whether Trump had used the n-word became a media sensation. Omarosa Manigault Newman, the president’s former aide, claims there […]

Greek Life

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Announces New Executive Director

September 4, 2018 Staff 0

Cynthia Eubanks Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.’s international board of directors recently announced the appointment of Cynthia Eubanks as its new executive director. She succeeds Rachel Morris who served in the position for nine years. […]

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