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Award-Winning Actress Dawnn Lewis’ A New Day Foundation Sponsors Elementary STEM Clubs for Underserved Chicago Students

January 6, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Nationwide — Frost Equity Initiative, a Los Angeles-based STEM education nonprofit, is expanding access to high-quality elementary STEM programs thanks to funding from A New Day Foundation, founded by award-winning actress, musician, producer, and activist Dawnn Lewis. […]

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New Postal Service Rule Could Quietly Void Ballots and Delay Healthcare

January 5, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Postal Service says the change is intended to clarify how postmarks are applied, particularly as transportation schedules and regional processing systems evolve. By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National […]

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Evan Turnage Announces Run for Congress, Targeting Longtime Incumbent Bennie Thompson

January 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In announcing his candidacy, Turnage said the district was the poorest in the poorest state when he was born and remains so more than three decades. By Stacy M. Brown | Black […]

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HBCU Attacks Continue Misinformation about America’s Top Talent-Producing Institutions

January 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel, Trice Edney News Wire | There is a dangerous misinformation campaign about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The false narrative that HBCUs are somehow fragile, dependent on foreign […]

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Statue of Barbara Rose Johns, Virginia Civil Rights Activist, Replaces Robert E Lee Statue in the U.S. Capitol

December 30, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — By Lauren Victoria Burke | BlackPressUSA Newswire Contributor | In a Capitol Building that still has statues in honor of Jefferson Davis, Barbara Rose Johns will be on the first floor of […]

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School Board Member Under Fire for Describing his Experience with Blacks as “Nasty, Rude and Problematic”

December 23, 2025 Staff 0

Robert Alvero, a member of the Clay County School Board, is under intense public and official criticism following a since-deleted social media video in which he made disparaging statements about the African-American community – citizens […]

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Democrat Angie Nixon is Still ‘Strongly Considering’ a run for U.S. Senate

December 19, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

Jacksonville Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon brought her “Awake the State” listening tour to the Tampa Bay area this weekend as she gears up to run for another elected position — possibly the U.S. Senate […]

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Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Pascale Achille to 17th Judicial Circuit Court Bench

December 19, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

  FORT LAUDERDALE, FL –The 17th Judicial Circuit is delighted to announce the appointment of Pascale Achille to the Circuit Court bench. Governor Ron DeSantis made the appointment on Monday to fill the vacancy created by the […]

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Ribault Students Work Toward After School Independence

December 18, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

Jean Ribault High School has created a new entity towards instilling a workforce skills team. Fifty-three students were inducted in the (BPA) Business Professionals of America, a Career and Technical Student organization. Students are learning […]

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20-Year-Old Somali-American Speaks Out after Wrongful ICE Detainment

December 11, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

By Haniyah Philogene |Mubashir, a Somali American, was tackled and detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis, despite his status as an American citizen. ICE agents wrongfully detained a young Somali-American adult in Minneapolis; now he’s speaking out on […]

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