Month: August 2026

Death always leaves a void in a family, but the death of a child to unnecessary violence is often times so tragic that families never recover. A local nonprofit organization was formed just for that […]

by Lynn Jones Historically, Jacksonville has been a city of African American trailblazers. From James Weldon Johnson, who famously wrote the Negro national anthem with his brother to A. Phillip Randolph, the national labor and […]

Actress Angela Robinson  By Nadine Matthews (The Afro) Jacksonville native Angela Robinson auditioned for her role of Veronica Harrington on OWN Network’s “The Haves and The Have Nots” under devastating circumstances. “My best friend was […]

Senator Cory Booker and Senator Kamala Harris By Barrington M. Salmon Dr. Shiela Harmon Martin said she recently got two very pleasant surprises within days of each other when Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Cory […]

Steve Harvey (Photo credit: Joi Pearson for Steed Media) By A.R. Shaw (Rolling Out Media) Steve Harvey and Mo’Nique argued about the importance of money and integrity during a heated discussion on his daytime talk […]

by Roger Caldwell As the Democrats sound the alarm, and condemn the president for his decisions, President Trump is in Florida playing golf. The Trump reality is in real time, and the only response to […]

by Reggie Fullwood As one of my pastor friends likes to say, “Let me just cut across the field” on this recent Colin Kaepernick versus the NFL settlement agreement. I am not quite sure how […]