Month: August 2026

By George E. Curry, Media Columnist It’s been whispered for years so let’s deal with the elephant in the room: Many African Americans have privately complained that President Obama has catered to the needs of […]

Doug Banks, who was a radio host at several stations, including Chicago’s V103, and appeared on ABC7’s ”190 North,” has died. Banks was in his late 50s and had suffered from kidney failure. Banks was […]

By Marijim D., jobsnhire.com Oprah Winfrey will finally be closing down Harpo Studios. The Chicago studio was where her talk show was filmed for more than 20 years. Mail Online reported that the daytime talk show […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Stillman College’s president is expecting to step down from his position next year. The Tuscaloosa News reports  that Peter Millet says he plans on stepping down once his current three-year contract […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Edward Waters College (EWC) is currently enrolling students for the 2016 Black Male College Explorers Summer Program. The EWC Black Male Explorers Program is an at-risk prevention/intervention program designed specifically to prevent […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Edward Waters College (EWC) mourns the passing of our former President, Cecil Wayne Cone, Ph.D. Dr. Cone served Edward Waters College as President from 1977 – 1988. Dr. Cecil Wayne Cone completed […]

by Sable Badaki Internship. This word creates images of free labor, coffee runs, copying and other menial tasks. Actually, there was a time, when  “intern” was synonymous with grunt work.  More and more organizations are […]

Tallahassee, Fla. celebrates African-American culture all year long with a wealth of heritage sites offering a glimpse into the people, places and events that shaped the black experience in Tallahassee and Florida.  As the first city […]

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office posthumously honored the city’s first black female corrections officer during a ceremony Thursday March 31st in the Patrol Assembly Room located on second floor of the Police Memorial Building. The family […]