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Congresswoman Frederica Wilson Announces Retirement After Decades of Service

August 6, 2026 admin 0

MIAMI — After more than three decades in public service and over 20 years representing South Florida in Congress, longtime U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson announced her retirement, bringing to a close a political career marked […]

Black Babies Used for Medical Trials by Feds, Lawsuit Filed

August 6, 2026 admin 0

By BlackPressUSA Newswire A federal lawsuit filed by prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump alleges that two Black infants were used as subjects in a government-sponsored experimental vaccine study without their parents’ knowledge or consent, […]

Principal Placed on Leave Over Rap Lyrics

August 6, 2026 admin 0

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The principal of Trout Creek Academy has been placed on administrative leave following controversy surrounding rap lyrics that appeared in the school’s yearbook, according to documents released by the St. […]

No Women Make the 2026 Forbes List of 50 Highest-Paid Athletes

August 6, 2026 admin 0

by MildredEuropa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com Forbes’ list of the world’s 50 highest-paid athletes for 2026 features zero women for the third straight year, underscoring a worrying financial gap between men and women in professional sports. Soccer superstar Cristiano […]

Florida Legislature Passes Property Tax Cut Proposal Leaving Cities Wondering How to Pay for City Services

August 6, 2026 admin 0

The Florida Legislature has passed Governor DeSantis’ tax cut proposal that would have major impact on local governments. The elimination/reduction of property taxes would have major implications on local budget reductions. The governor put his […]

Florida Budget Includes $4 Million Compensation for Families of the Groveland Four 75 Years After Wrongful Conviction

August 6, 2026 admin 0

More than 75 years after four young Black men were wrongly accused in one of Florida’s most notorious racial injustice cases, state lawmakers have approved $4 million in compensation for their descendants as part of […]

Suited for Success Jacksonville Closes Arlington Location, Plans National Expansion Through New Program Model

August 6, 2026 admin 0

by Lynn Jones After three years operating from College Park Plaza in Arlington, Suited for Success Jacksonville is closing its physical location and preparing to launch a reimagined program model aimed at expanding its reach […]

High Court’s Memo to Dems: Don’t Take Blacks for Granted

August 6, 2026 admin 0

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that Louisiana’s congressional map, which created a second majority–Black district, constituted an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander” and violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The decision outraged much of the Black […]

‘Don’t live a jive-ass life’: Sonny Rollins, saxophone titan, dies at 95

August 6, 2026 admin 0

by Ronald Scott | Amsterdam News Sonny Rollins, the virtuoso who transformed the art of composing and playing saxophone into masterpieces that rivaled the works of Claude Oscar Monet; the simple complexity of a Romare […]

Peabo Bryson, Grammy-Winning R&B Balladeer, Dies at 75

August 6, 2026 admin 0

Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer whose powerful voice helped define romantic ballads and Disney movie classics, has died at age 75 after suffering a stroke, according to family members. Bryson passed away […]