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Eatonville, FL – First Black Incorporated Town Will Celebrate its 130th Birthday

August 21, 2017 Staff 0

Eatonville, Florida, the first town organized, governed and incorporated by African Americans, will mark its 130th anniversary with a celebration on Saturday and Sunday that will include a town cleanup and a ceremony to honor […]

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NFL Now Openly Discriminating Against Colin Kaepernick

August 14, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood As one of my pastor friends likes to say, “Let me just cut across the field” on this Colin Kaepernick issue because quite frankly I am pissed off about it. The National […]

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OJ is Being Released From Prison, But Should Black Folk Really Care?

July 25, 2017 Staff 0

Let me just jump right on my soapbox and start this sermon off being direct as possible. I don’t give a darn if OJ Simpson is freed or not. Last week, the big talk was […]

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So Should Healthcare be Considered a Right or Privilege Based on Your Finances?

July 18, 2017 Staff 0

“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute,” said Thurgood Marshall, In the 1930s the Great Depression affected every nation on earth – some more than others. U.S. President […]

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Senate Healthcare Plan Could Leave 50 Million Uninsured

July 4, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Seven years later, are we better with Obamacare? Congressional Republicans and The Donald don’t think so, but their healthcare plans don’t look viable at all. In fact, the latest Senate health care […]

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Why Do Police Keep Getting Away With Murdering Blacks?

June 27, 2017 Staff 0

As a black man with a young adult son I have had to have “the conversation” more times than I can remember. The conversation of what black men should do when pulled over by the […]

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Jaguar Linebacker Says Pro Athletes Shouldn’t Charge for Camps – He’s Right

April 25, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood One of my grandmother’s favorite bible verses is from the Book of Luke, “To whom much is given, much will be required.” Pretty self explanatory, but it basically means that we are […]

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87-Year-Old Woman Sees The Slave Cabin She Was Born In At The NMAAHC

April 12, 2017 Staff 0

While visiting the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture, 87-year-old Isabell Meggett Lucas saw the home she was born and raised in restored. Unbeknownst to her, her tiny two-bedroom house was formerly for […]

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Cheeseborough Presents 27th Track Meet at Alma Mater

April 6, 2017 admin 0

High School Athletes Durability and Stamina Focus of Annual Invitational Track Meet Jacksonville native daughter, American track and field athlete Chandra Danette Cheeseborough held her 27th annual Chandra Cheeseborough Invitational track meet, Saturday April 1st […]

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City of Jacksonville: Its Time for a Change

March 30, 2017 admin 0

 by Ben Frazier   The City of Jacksonville has a long history of corrupt and racist politics. For years, the white city fathers supported a power structure that ignored the rights of black residents and even allowed […]

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