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Three Black U.S. Army Reservists Killed in Drone Attack Near Syrian Border

January 30, 2024 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE —  Stacy M. Brown | The attack marks the third drone strike on the outpost in the past six months, with the first two occurring in the latter half of the previous year […]

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Federal Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for White Man Who Fatally Shot 10 Black People in Buffalo Grocery Store

January 26, 2024 admin 0

BLACK PRESS – NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent- By Stacy M. Brown @StacyBrownMedia –  Federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Jan. 12, their intention to pursue the death penalty for Payton Gendron, a 20-year-old white man […]

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Author and Scholar Jelanie Cobb Dialogues Speaks Truth to Power at WJCT Studios

January 26, 2024 admin 0

Jacksonville Today and the Jessie Ball duPont Fund presented ‘A Conversation with Jelani Cobb,’ Columbia Journalism School Dean, staff writer for The New Yorker, and noted author. Jelani Cobb joined Jacksonville Today reporter and Northeast Florida National Association of […]

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Eastside Pearls Program Motivates and Inspires Next Generation of Professionals

January 25, 2024 admin 0

“Out East” was the location for Jacksonville Free Press Associate Editor Lynn Jones-Turpin to present journalism 101 to students at R. L. Brown Elementary. The school is named after R.L. Brown, Sr., (1854–1948), real estate […]

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Spelman College Receives Historic $100 Million Gift – Largest Ever to an HBCU

January 18, 2024 admin 0

Spelman College, one of the leading educational institutions for Black women in STEM, announced a historic milestone with a $100 million gift – the largest single donation ever made to a Historically Black College or […]

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5000 Role Models MLK Scholarship Breakfast Puts the Spotlight on Success

January 18, 2024 admin 0

Johania Charles Miami Times Staff Writer – Thirty-one years ago, then Miami-Dade County Public Schools board member Frederica S. Wilson saw fit to advocate for a drug, dropout and prison prevention program for young boys […]

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State Board of Education Passes Rule to Permanently Prohibit DEI in the Florida College System

January 17, 2024 admin 0

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., January 17, 2024 – Today, the State Board of Education implemented strict regulations to limit the use of public funds for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, activities and policies in the Florida College […]

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The Unchecked Path: Trump’s Victory in Iowa Sparks Concerns Over Accountability

January 16, 2024 admin 0

BLACK HISTORY – NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – @StacyBrownMedia – Just one day before his second sexual assault civil trial was to begin, Trump cruised to a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses, solidifying […]

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Jesse Jackson to Lead Emergency Summit in Chicago to Address Escalating Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

January 12, 2024 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown COMMENTARY NNPA NEWSWIRE — The central focus of the summit is to condemn attacks on civilians and call for an immediate, permanent ceasefire. “We are faith leaders and advocates, united in this […]

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Fla. GOP takes aim at VP Kamala Harris

January 9, 2024 admin 0

BY: DIANE RADO Florida Phoenix –  www.floridaphoenix.com | Following the recent backlash over GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s failure to mention slavery during a Civil War question, lawmakers in Florida this week filed a bill taking […]

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