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Nikki Fried Launches ‘Mask Up Florida Week’ in October

August 6, 2026 admin 0

Written By Jason Delgado -Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is pleading with Floridians to mask up. On Thursday, she proclaimed Oct. 16 to 23 as “Mask Up Florida Week” in the Sunshine State. The weeklong proclamation aims to […]

Tyler Perry Backing ‘Souls to the Polls’ Events in 25 Florida Counties

August 6, 2026 admin 0

Drive-in events planned for coronavirus-era ‘Souls to Polls’ effort. Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is helping finance a series of events throughout Florida starting Oct. 24 that will organize “Souls to the Polls” efforts reconfigured for social distancing […]

Rev. Al Sharpton on the Breonna Taylor Case: ‘Victims Show Dr. King’s Dream Has Not Been Achieved’

August 6, 2026 admin 0

By Sam Gillette – “If we do not go from demonstration and couple it with legislation, history will say we had a summer of discontent and nothing happened,” Sharpton says. The Rev. Al Sharpton is many […]

Florida is a Swing State Again. These Battleground Regions Could Decide the Race.

August 6, 2026 admin 0

By Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Polls show close race between Trump and Biden in Florida, America’s largest swing state. Here are four of the state’s battlegrounds that could tip the 2020 race. hen polls […]

Community Baby Shower Aids Expecting Mothers in Need

August 6, 2026 admin 0

By Lynn Turpin – The Magnolia Project “Community Baby Shower,” hosted by Florida House of Representative District 13 Rep. Tracie Davis was held last weekend at the Magnolia East Clinic on Merrill Rd. The annual […]

Hundreds Turn Out for Voter Inspiration at Black Bus Tour Rally

August 6, 2026 admin 0

“The Blackest Bus in America” in partnership with the local NAACP office made a stop in Jacksonville, Florida in front of Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. Hundreds of congregation members, activist and elected officials participated in […]

Vaccine Timing Linked to Science, not Politics Drugmaker Contradicts Trump Timeline Rhetoric

August 6, 2026 admin 0

By Linda A. Johnson and Jonathan Lemire – The Associated Press – The head of Pfizer, one of the drugmakers racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, told employees on Thursday he was disappointed that its […]

Black Health The First Black Mayor of Manchester, Tennesee Dies of COVID-19

August 6, 2026 admin 0

Lonnie Norman (pictured), the 79-year-old mayor of Manchester, Tennessee, has sadly passed away from COVID-19. A statement on the mayor’s official Facebook page reads, “With a deep sense of sadness and loss, we announce the passing of […]

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‘Unmasking’ Probe Concludes Without ‘Finding Any Substantive Wrongdoing’: Report

August 6, 2026 admin 0

BY OLIVIA BEAVERS – The federal prosecutor Attorney General Bill Barr tapped to investigate whether Obama administration officials improperly requested the unmasking of individuals during the 2016 election has concluded his probe without “finding any substantive […]

Michelle Obama Urges Empathy for Black Women, Excoriates Trump in New Video Released by Biden Campaign

August 6, 2026 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE – By Stacy M. Brown — During the 2016 presidential campaign and amid constant attacks by then-Republican nominee Donald Trump against Democrat Hillary Clinton, Obama spoke of raising the bar in the battle of barbs and […]