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Ain’t I a Woman: The Historic Attack on African-American Women

June 12, 2018 Staff 0

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux The stupidly foul and racist comedienne Roseanne Barr is as insignificant as a single drop of rain in a thunderstorm and so, on one hand, she deserves to be upbraided, to have […]

Editorials

Black on Black Crime Continues to be a Byproduct of Bigger Socio-Economic Issues

June 12, 2018 Staff 0

“When a violent minority that crosses color lines comes to believe that killing those you know or do not know is a reasonable solution to problems, we are in need of another vision,” said Stanley […]

Sports

Trump is Considering a Pardon for Boxing Great Muhammad Ali. For What?

June 12, 2018 Staff 0

President Donald Trump said  he’s considering a pardon for Muhammad Ali. That raises the question: for what? Ali was convicted of draft evasion — and immediately stripped of his heavyweight title — in 1967, after refusing to be […]

Sports

Not a Single Woman Made Forbes’ Top 100 Highest-Paid Athletes

June 12, 2018 Staff 0

Forbes magazine’s estimate of the world’s top 100 highest-paid athletes in 2018 is truly a boys club. For the first time since 2010, no female athletes made the list, which Forbes dubbed “an all-male affair.” […]

Entertainment

Erica Campbell on Parenting, Restoring Marriage After Adultery and Baring All in New Reality Show

June 12, 2018 Staff 0

by Jeannie Law TV One is gearing up for the premiere of “We’re the Campbells,” a new reality series featuring one half of the gospel group Mary Mary, Erica Campbell, her husband, world-renowned music producer […]

Business

Mellody Hobson to Become Starbucks Vice Chair

June 12, 2018 Staff 0

Mellody Hobson climbed another rung on the ladder of success in the Fortune 500 business world, as she solidified her role on Starbucks’ board while holding down two other top board memberships. Few African-Americans have […]

Feature

The Obsidian Collection, an African-American Newspaper Archive, to Put Its Records Online Free

June 12, 2018 Staff 0

Digitizing legacy. That’s the job of the curators behind The Obsidian Collection – archivists for The Chicago Defender, Baltimore Afro American and other historically black newspapers in the United States. Their task is massive: digitize […]

National

Racial Disparities In Marijuana Arrests Has Some Cities Rethinking Arrest Policies

June 12, 2018 Staff 0

Some cities are finally acknowledging the huge racial disparities in low-level marijuana arrests and promising changes. About 61 percent of Americans say marijuana should be legalized, a sentiment that has increased steady in recent years, […]

National

The Future is African — and the United States is Not Prepared

June 12, 2018 Staff 0

By Salih Booker and Ari Rickman, washingtonpost.com Beginning in 2035, the number of young people reaching working age in Africa will exceed that of the rest of the world combined, and will continue every year […]

Lifestyle

masque: Anniversary Event Showcases Bold City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated’s 25 Years of Friendship and Service

June 6, 2018 Staff 0

The Bold City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, celebrated their 25th anniversary last weekend with a bevy of activities for Links, their families and guests. The second chapter in Jacksonville, Bold City was chartered in […]

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