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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Mourns Sudden Loss of President

January 24, 2022 Staff 0

By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw Cheryl A. Hickmon, the 27th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and Chair of the Board of Directors “transitioned peacefully on January 20, 2022, after a recent illness”, the […]

Education

I’m A Star Teens Create Mental Health Tool-kits for Duval County Students – Presents Tool-kits at School Board Meeting

January 18, 2022 admin 0

By Carla Mechele – Teen influencers in I’m A Star Foundation are sharing gift boxes of inspiration to students across Duval County to support their mental health. During the first school board meeting of 2022 […]

National

Maya Angelou First Black Woman on U.S. Coin

January 13, 2022 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown  – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – – “Each time we redesign our currency, we have the chance to say something about our country — what […]

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Jacksonville’s Redistricting Plan Risks Racial Gerrymandering Claims, Experts Say

January 13, 2022 admin 0

By Andrew Pantazi | The Tributary – Jacksonville City Council members used race as a decisive factor in drawing new district lines — but did so without ever determining their actions were necessary to protect Black […]

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Justice for Ahmaud Arbery:  The Sentencing

January 7, 2022 admin 0

By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw – In the Superior Court of Glynn County, Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery took the podium to tell her story of what life has been like for her family without her […]

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Sen. Schumer Says Senate Will Vote on Changes to Filibuster by MLK Day

January 6, 2022 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – NNPA NEWSWIRE — (www.blackpressusa.com) – “The weaponization of rules [means that rules] once meant to short-circuit obstruction have been hijacked to guarantee obstruction. We must […]

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NAACP Reaches Settlement with Postal Service Over Delivery of Mail-in Ballots

January 5, 2022 admin 0

(Source: www.telegramnews.net) – Pallets filled with mail-in ballots cram an unloading area at a U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center. The United States Postal Service has reached an agreement with the NAACP on a […]

Political

Florida Lawmaker Calls Out Governor DeSantis for ‘Not Wanting to Educate Kids on Black History’ with Anti-CRT Bill

January 5, 2022 admin 0

By Kavontae Smalls | January 3, 2022 – (Source: www.atlantablackstar.com) – “Students deserve to know the truth. Are we passionate about it? You damn right we are,” said Ben Frazier, president and founder of the North Florida Coalition […]

National

US Inflation Surges Again In November, Highest In 39 Years

January 3, 2022 admin 0

(Source: www.zengernews.com) – Only low-wage workers seeing pay rise faster than rate of inflation – Inflation shot up again in November as prices increased at their highest rate since the 1980s, as the costs for housing […]

Political

Outspoken Democratic Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Puts on Blast the ‘Sexual Frustrations’ of Republicans

January 3, 2022 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By  Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) AOC told her more than 12.8 million followers that the GOP’s obsession with her is “starting to get old, ignoring the […]

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