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Urban League Event Focuses on Building Safer Communities

October 25, 2018 admin 0

The great civil right lawyer and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was passionate about educating Blacks on the good and bad aspects of the justice system.  As counsel to the NAACP, he utilized the judiciary […]

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Young Minorities Have the Power to Make a Difference in November, But Do They Know It?

October 23, 2018 Staff 0

Last week, I sat in a barber shop and heard several young Black men talking about Donald Trump and Kanye West. Yeah, West is clearly suffering from some form of mental illness these days, but […]

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Crack Epidemic Spurns Opiod Comparisons

October 18, 2018 admin 0

By Cyntay Royal – The citizens affected by both the crack and the opioid epidemics are pawns for the agenda of the corporations of America at the cost of its citizens. The history of the […]

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Phi Deltas Kappa Starts New Class of High School Mentees

October 18, 2018 admin 0

Fellowship, education and transforming lives have always been guiding principals for the national sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. (NSPDK) is a nonprofit, educational sorority founded by eight educators desiring to establish a sisterhood among […]

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Does Golf Need Tiger Woods to be Good Again? Should Blacks Even Care?

August 21, 2018 Staff 0

After taking the world by storm as a teenager beginning his professional golfing career, Tiger Woods seemed to be the Michael Jordan of his sport. In many eyes, there was no doubt that he would […]

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Trayvon Martin Documentary a Well Produced Reminder of Racial Challenges in America

August 6, 2018 Staff 0

The “Rest in Power, The Trayvon Martin Story” aired on BET, and the documentary didn’t disappoint. For many African Americans Martin’s story was the beginning of a series of deaths of young unarmed black men […]

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Voters Should Be Paying More Attention to Primaries

July 31, 2018 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood News flash to some, on August 28th – Florida will hold primary elections for a number of seats, including the Governor’s race. It is hard not to pay attention to the buffoonery […]

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Are Affirmative Action Programs Needed?

July 10, 2018 Staff 0

I can just picture The Donald, oops I meant President Trump, sitting around the table with some of his most devious and cunning advisers – what can we do to keep our base engaged and […]

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Neighbors Clean Up and Green Up Neighborhood

June 22, 2018 admin 0

The neighborhood along Robena Road, off  of Interstate 295 and Lem Turner Road, is a vibrant community featuring condos and single family homes. Area resident Leon Barber’s daily routine always included morning walks where he noticed trash […]

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EWC Cuts Ribbon at New Academic Building and Blesses its New Nat Glover Field and Stadium

June 22, 2018 admin 0

Edward Waters College (EWC) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly acquired James Weldon Johnson building.  EWC supporters were invited to join EWC’s 29th President, Dr. Nathaniel Glover, the 115th Bishop in the African Methodist […]

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