Editorials
Why Obama’s Leadership Still Matters
by Dr. Faye Williams President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama did not go into seclusion and act like the rest of the world did not exist or impact them. They have made very […]
Articles by Staff
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From Rally to Power: The Civic Obligation of Young Black Leaders
By Tiffany Dena Loftin (Director, NAACP Youth and College Division) Who would have thought that in less than 15 days, I would have to coordinate and manage 1,000 young, Black student leaders from over 24 […]
Local
Bold City Links Culminating 25th Program Year With Service, Scholarship and Celebration of Friendship
The Bold City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is celebrating 25 years of friendship and service this year. The women’s service organization chartered in 1993, has worked to meet the needs of the Jacksonville community […]
Education
Mississippi Names First African American Hgher Education Commissioner
Alfred Rankins, Jr. (Mississippi.edu) By Robin White Goode, blackenterprise.com Last week it was announced that Mississippi’s Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning named an African American to the position of state’s commissioner […]
National
No Criminal Charges for Officers Involved in the Shooting Death of Alton Sterling: Everything We Know
By Michele McCalope BATON ROUGE—Following a 10-month investigation into the extrajudicial killing of Alton Sterling, Louisiana’s Attorney General Jeff Landry announced that his office would not pursue criminal charges against the officers involved. Sterling, a […]
Sports
Diddy And Steph Curry Drop Out Of Panthers Running As Bidding Price Hits Historic $2.5 Billion
Rapper and mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and Golden State Warriors All-StarStephen Curry were in talks to be minority partners to Fanatics owner and billionaireMichael Rubin. However, when the price spiked, Rubin dropped out of the […]
Local
Local Democrats Clap Back at Florida Committeeman For Calling Blacks ‘Coloreds’
James Morton, a member of the Duval County Democratic Black Caucus (DCDBC), reportedly clapped back against a state committeeman over racist remarks. The Duval County Democratic State Committeeman John Parker recently referrred to African Americans as […]
Health
Black and Latino Children are Often Overlooked When it Comes to Autism
By Casey Rentz, npr.org Sherry Alvarez says she knew there was something different about her son since he was about 9 months old. Back then Sherry says his pediatrician told her there was nothing to […]
Entertainment
Take an Online Filmmaking Class Led by Spike Lee
By Shadow and Act Spike Lee will now host a filmmaking course on MasterClass. The class is set to launch in Summer 2018. Lee has been a faculty member at NYU since 1993, and is […]
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Black Cop Involved in Deadly Shooting of an Unarmed Man
By Frederick H. Lowe A black Sacramento, California, police officer and his partner shot to death a 22-year-old unarmed African-American man whose killing has sparked protests, more unanswered questions about deadly police shootings, the reliability […]