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Applying Past Lessons to Change The Future

December 12, 2017 Staff 0

By Dr. Lillian Williams Dr. Lillian Williams “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” Those are the words of Ida B. Wells, fearless anti-lynching crusader of the late […]

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Through it all, the Power of THANKS and Impact of GIVING Assure Victory

November 27, 2017 Staff 0

By Vernon A. Williams, Gary Crusader “These are times that try men’s souls…tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the […]

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Trump’s Assault on Barack Obama’s Legacy Will Fail

November 21, 2017 Staff 0

by Jesse Jackson Donald Trump defines his administration as against all things Obama. Beneath the current president’s insults and outrages, his lies and antics is a remarkably consistent attempt to undo his predecessor’s entire legacy. […]

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Our Vets Have Made the Ultimate Sacrifice – Even in the Face Inequality

November 7, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Last weekend at a restaurant in Jacksonville’s overly teeming St. John’s Town Center, I heard two gentlemen talk about why they will no longer be watching NFL games anymore. The older white […]

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45 Makes George W. Bush Sound Oh So Eloquent

November 7, 2017 Staff 0

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux I never thought I would miss President George W. Bush, our 43rd president, and I’ve never much thought of him as a great, or even a good speaker; but the speech […]

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NFL Must “Provide a Better Platform” on Racism and Criminal Justice Reform

November 7, 2017 Staff 0

by Marc Morial “We want to make sure we are understanding what the players are talking about, and that is complex.” – National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick […]

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Accepting the Challenge to Ensure Future Leadership

November 7, 2017 Staff 0

By Dr. Ben Chavis I once asked the first African American billionaire, Reginald F. Lewis, what single word best defined the most determinative factor that led to his monumental financial success?  Mr. Lewis answered, “Preparation.”  […]

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Did the FBI Just Declare War on Black People?

October 24, 2017 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux While White men are beating Black men on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, while a “lone” White wolf is shooting people from the Mandalay Bay Hotel, and while the word “terrorist” is […]

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Part Two: Is Jacksonville a Place that Young Black Professionals Can Thrive?

October 24, 2017 Staff 0

Finally, I get a chance to get back to the series that I wanted to focus on regarding young black professionals in Jacksonville. A few weeks ago I asked a simple question – is Jacksonville […]

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Are Child Support Laws Enforced Fairly

October 24, 2017 Staff 0

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Deadbeat parent is a pejorative term for parents who fail to fulfill parental responsibilities to their children. However, the term is almost always used to describe fathers, though there certainly are deadbeat […]

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