Month: August 2026

ATLANTA VOICE — The exhibit is comprised of contributory moments of his life, including his family, community works, actress Lauren London and the infamous street where his murder occurred, Slauson Avenue. The unveiling took place days […]

by Lauren Poteat NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Golf is a sport that has changed my life in ways that are less tangible but just as impactful,” Curry said. “It’s a discipline that challenges your mental wherewithal […]

At the heart of the trial is whether Michael Drejka acted reasonably when he responded with deadly force against Markeis McGlockton. CLEARWATER, Fla. — The girlfriend of a man who was fatally shot in a Florida […]

HERE’S HOW WE CAN PLAY A ROLE IN OUR OWN ECONOMIC LIBERATION AND WORK TO DISRUPT SYSTEMS THAT GUARANTEE OUR INEQUALITY. BY KARA STEVENS · AUGUST 22, 2019 This year, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day falls on August […]

By Pete Buttigieg We’re still struggling to reconcile historic trauma with the black experience in America. After years of systemic oppression, exclusion, and discrimination affecting generations of families, black America has been left to shoulder […]

African Americans find new home in Ghana – gateway of the brutal African slave trade to the US that began 400 years ago. Accra, Ghana – Afia Khalia Tweneboa Kodua, then a resident of Los Angeles, still […]

On Sunday, August 18th, Dr. and Mrs. Lorenzo McCarthy celebrated 50 years as husband and wife. Family and friends attended church service at Ebenezer United Methodist Church where they originally married then stayed for the […]

For the City of Jacksonville, the high unemployment rate is reflected in our urban communities.  With over a 100 homicides as of August 2019 there is a direct connection between high crime and high unemployment. […]