August 2026 – Page 533 – Free Press of Jacksonville

University’s Black Greek Fraternities, Sororities Elevate Pride, Service, and Voices

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Black Greek Letter Organizations continue a long tradition of celebrating culture and being advocates for social and racial justice. When Morgan Threatt was born, one of her baby gifts was a chest emblazoned with the […]

Why Kamala Harris Chose Howard University

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By Valerie Strauss – Kamala D. Harris, the California senator tapped by Joe Biden on Tuesday to join him on the Democratic presidential ticket, attended schools with majority-White populations from elementary school through high school. […]

As BLM Goes Global, It’s Building on Centuries of Black Internationalist Struggle

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By Brandon R. Byrd – At approximately 8:19 p.m. on the evening of May 25, Derek Chauvin, a 19-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department, brought his weight down upon George Floyd’s neck. Floyd, a 46-year-old […]

Why Black and Hispanic Residents are More Likely to Become Infected by the Coronavirus

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By Tim Nickens (Poynter Institute) – Historical practices embedded in health care, structural racism and high-risk jobs contribute to the pandemic’s disproportionate effects Residents sign up for assistance and free supplies provided by Sistas Van […]

How Many are We Missing?’: Research Shows 80,000 Missed Cancer Diagnoses This Year

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By Julie Garcia – New research shows there were 80,000 missed diagnoses of cancer in the U.S. between March and June. According to IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, cancer screenings decreased by 90 percent in […]

Our View: U.S. Census Should Not Become a Coronavirus Vasualty

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OurView (Idaho Mountain Express) : The people in the United States are counted every ten years. A pandemic should not be an excuse to warp the 2020 process. The constitutionally required decennial census provides the […]

Hockey, Rocked by Racist Acts, Embraces Black Lives Matter Campaigns

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By Morgan Campbell – To a degree not seen before, players are kneeling for the United States national anthem and speaking out publicly on fighting racism, with backing from the National Hockey League. Minnesota Wild forward […]

JTA Receives $11.9 Million Bus and Bus Facilities Grant

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JACKSONVILLE, FL. – The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that the Jacksonville Transportation Authority is receiving an $11.9 million Bus & Bus Facilities discretionary grant. With this grant, the JTA […]

Here Are Some of The Reactions to Joe Biden’s Running Mate Kamala Harris

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Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Kamala Harris as his running mate in the 2020 US presidential election. Harris is a U.S. senator, representing the state of California. U.S. political heavyweights have been […]

ABC Hid This Political ‘Black-ish’ Episode in 2018, But it’s Even More Powerful in 2020

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Kelly Lawler – In n 2018 there was a storm raging outside the window of the Johnson family home. In 2020, it’s raging even harder. Two years ago, ABC infamously and mysteriously shelved “Please Baby, Please,” a […]