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Cherry Street church of Christ will host a free community clothing giveaway on Saturday, March 30, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The giveaway will be held at the building, 1140 McDuff Ave., South, in the […]
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COMMENTARY: Surviving R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby… and who else?
“I got through two episodes of the Lifetime series documentary “Surviving R. Kelly” before I was in distress and completely revolted. That’s all.” — Joy Doss, Special to The New Tri-State Defender By Joy Doss […]
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Ben Carson Keeps Busy Doing Nothing All Day, Leaves Early, and Lunches With the Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul
By Stephen A. Crockett Jr. Ben Carson never wanted to be the Housing and Urban Development director; he wanted to be the president. After losing the Republican nomination to Donald J. Trump, Carson was quoted […]
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Donna Brazile Trying a New Lane By Joining Fox News
March 24, 2019 Stacy M. Brown #NNPA BlackPress, By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Donna Brazile says there’s no way she’s selling out and her core values will always remain intact despite her […]
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Shaq is Joining Papa John’s Board of Directors
Shaq is joining Papa John’s board of directors New York (CNN Business) Papa John’s has found its next spokesman: Shaquille O’Neal. But the company hopes Shaq can help Papa John’s beyond hawking pizza. O’Neal, the NBA […]
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Spirit Airline’s Non Stop Flights to Detroit, the Town Where There Would be No Sound without Motown!
By Lynn Jones / The Urban Traveler In partnership with Spirit Airlines, the Jacksonville Free Press Urban Travel was whisked away on a nonstop flight from Jacksonville International Airport (JIA) to Detroit, Michigan. Because Motown […]
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Senator Kamala Harris and Rep. Yvette Clarke Reintroduce Legislation to Commission Statue Honoring U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm
Today, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) (left) reintroduced a bill directing Congress to commission a statue of former U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm to be displayed in the United States Capitol. Companion legislation will also […]
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Unrest Deepens Across East Africa and Africa’s ‘Horn’
Students running from tear gas. (Global Information Network) By Global Information Network Instability is growing in the East African nations of Sudan and South Sudan while the U.S. pursues a military solution to a decades-long […]
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CNN, NABJ in Standoff Over Diversity
Roland Martin By Richard Prince, Journal-isms Network Won’t Talk if Roland Martin Is Involved The National Association of Black Journalists Tuesday called out CNN for a lack of Black news executives, but CNN responded that […]
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Toni Harris Becomes First Woman In History To Receive Non-Kicker Football Scholarship
The 22-year-old Detroit native said she lives by the saying “be so good they can’t ignore you.” By Alanna Vagianos, Huffington Post Toni Harris is tackling barriers left and right. The football player just became […]