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IN MEMORIAM: Founding CBC Member and Missouri Trailblazer Bill Clay Sr. Dies at 94

July 18, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

By Stacy M. Brown | Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent | William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died. […]

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UPDATE: Enrollment Extension for Florida Virtual Full Time Public Schools for the 2025-26 School Year

July 18, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

ORLANDO, Fla. (June 18, 2025) — Enrollment for Florida Virtual Full Time Public Schools (FLVS Full Time), the state’s only fully virtual public school district, is now extended for the 2025-26 school year. Available to Florida students […]

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Congressional Black Caucus Challenges Target on Diversity

July 15, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — we found that the explanations offered by the leadership of the Target Corporation fell woefully short of what our communities deserve and of the values of inclusion that Target once touted By […]

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Shorna-Kay Richards, Jamaica’s Ambassador to Japan, Calls for Global Nuclear Abolition

July 14, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

NY CARIB NEWS — “Even as a small island developing state, Jamaica has never been silent,” Jamaica’s Ambassador to Japan, Shorna-Kay Richards declared. “Our history of slavery and colonialism has shaped our moral compass—we know […]

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Mayor Bottoms Slams GOP for Slashing Medicaid & SNAP While Adding TRILLIONS to the Deficit

July 11, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

By Atlanta Daily World | Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Mayor of Atlanta and Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans passed their plan to slash taxes for billionaires while […]

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Town Hall Engages Community on Elections Consequences

July 11, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

By Hank Roger | The Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the Jacksonville Branch of the NAACP hosted an informative Town Hall meeting at Florida State College at Jacksonville centered on […]

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AG Office Denies Miami-Dade County Oversight of Detention Center as Immigrants Decry Conditions

July 10, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix | Florida’s attorney general won’t let Miami-Dade monitor the new immigrant detention center in the Everglades. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Tuesday urged Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to let the county, which owns […]

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Immersive STEM Camp Blends Learning, Culture & Mentorship

July 10, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

By Jackie Perry | Esprit de Corps Center for Learning wrapped up a highly successful STEMmersion Summer Camp held June 16–20, 2025, welcoming students from grades 3–12 into a hands-on week of discovery, creativity, and […]

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Team Duval celebrates Historic A-Rating and Dramatic Increases in School Grades

July 7, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

July 7, 2025 – Earning an A for the first time in its history – and with more than 99% of schools attaining a grade of A, B, or C – Team Duval is celebrating a […]

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Disney Dreamers Academy Now Accepting Applications for Popular Mentorship Program at Walt Disney World

July 1, 2025 Staff 0

Application process for 2026 event has begun for teens from across the United States; Mentorship program with all-expense-paid experience aimed at fostering the dreams of high school students from varying backgrounds and communities nationwide | […]

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