August 2026 – Page 521 – Free Press of Jacksonville

Steve Stoute Tells Black People Not to Vote for Kanye West

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By A.R. Shaw – Steve Stoute understands the importance of the 2020 election. To drive the significance of the Black vote, Stoute, a serial entrepreneur and music executive, recently sat down with NBA star Kevin Durant […]

The Best American Novelist Whose Name You May Not Know

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Story by Calvin Baker – When her first novels were published, in the mid-1970s, Gayl Jones’s talent was hailed by writers from James Baldwin to John Updike. Then she disappeared. In the winter of 1975, a quiet […]

Danai Gurira Mourns Death of Black Panther ‘Brother’ Chadwick Boseman

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By Karen Mizoguchi – Danai Gurira shared the Zulu phrase, “Lala Ngoxolo Kumkani,” which translates to: “Sleep in peace, O king” Danai Gurira is honoring her late friend and Black Panther costar Chadwick Boseman for his real-life […]

Jacob Blake’s Sister at March on Washington: ‘Black America, I hold you Accountable’

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By Jason Hanna and Harmeet Kaur, CNN CNN)Fifty-seven years to the day Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, relatives of African Americans killed or injured in recent police encounters took to […]

Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. Dies at Age 78

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By Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer – Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr., known simply as “Big John” throughout college basketball, has died at age 78. Thompson, who led Georgetown to the 1984 national championship, built […]

Box Office: ‘Tenet’ Races to $53M-Plus Internationally

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10:20 AM PDT 8/30/2020 by Pamela McClintock – Christopher Nolan’s movie is the first Hollywood tentpole to hit the big-screen since the COVID-19 pandemic struck. In a major win for the moviegoing experience in the COVID-19 […]

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Black Owned Alcohol Brands You Should Know

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By ShoppeBlack – In addition to or instead of the usual adult beverage brands that we’re all used to, give these Black owned alcohol brands a try. Bomade Vodka Cremas Absalon Redd Rose Vodka Uncle Nearest […]

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Two Black Owned Banks Just Merged to Form a $1 Billion Lender, the Largest Black Owned Bank in the U.S.

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By ShoppeBlack – Two Black owned banks, City First in Washington, DC and Broadway Financial Corporation in Los Angeles, CA announced today that they have entered into a transformational Merger of Equals agreement to create the largest Black owned […]

R. Kelly Attacked by Fellow Inmate in His Illinois Jail Cell

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By Claire Colbert and Sonia Moghe, CNN – (CNN)Attorneys for R. Kelly say he was attacked in his Illinois jail cell by a fellow inmate, and they are calling for his release. Doug Anton, an attorney […]