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“Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be,” said Jack Welch. Hold that thought for a moment, please. I was talking to a candidate for Duval County […]
Month: August 2026
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Predatory Lending is the Tip of the Iceberg
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is supposed to “protect” consumers from fraud and predatory lending. But since 45 has ruled the roost, he has empowered exploiters to extract too much money […]
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I Say No to a Starbucks Boycott
By Jerroll Sanders Starbucks has proven to be one of America’s most responsible corporate citizens. In 2014 following the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, by Officer Darren Wilson, then Starbucks CEO Howard […]
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Teachers Are Striking Around the Country – And They Should Be
So why are teachers on strike in several states around the country? Simple – they are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Between low pay, Republican attacks on their tenure and a lack […]
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George Clinton Announces Retirement
“This has been coming a long time,” he states. “Anyone who has been to the shows over the past couple of years have noticed that I’ve been out front less and less. The shows have […]
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Who Was Annie Malone?
By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader Near the front entrance of Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip is the grave of Annie Turnbo Malone. In life, she was the daughter of former slaves and a high school […]
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Purging These 14 Products Will Make You Healthier
By Kate Eller, health enews, a news service from Advocate Health Care You may have several items in your home that are potentially harmful to your health. Read on for a list of 14 items you may […]
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Lady Golfers Expelled from Course for Slowness
A golf club in Pennsylvania has apologized for calling the cops on a group of black women after the co-owner and his father complained that they were playing too slowly and refused requests to leave […]
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Despite Loyalty, Democratic National Committee Has a Lousy Record of Hiring Black Businesses
By Jeffrey McKinney, blackenterprise.com When it comes to hiring black businesses, the Democratic National Committee has much more to do. Just 17.6% of the $17.5 million of the DNC’s contract spending for consulting work, including an anemic 6.4% for black […]
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Howard McGee Obituary
HOWARD McGEE, 12/24/1950 – 04/13/2018 – A legacy historic Eastside resident and Community Activist, who was born December 24, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida to Hodges McGee of Miccosukee, Florida and Ellen (Sistrunck) McGee of Tuskegee, […]