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Georgia District Attorney Vows to Bring Shooting of Unarmed Black Man to Grand Jury

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By David K. Li – Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down on Feb. 23 in Brunswick, by neighbors who claimed they thought he was a burglar. His family says he was just jogging. Georgia prosecutors said […]

Douglas Anderson Senior Appointed to U.S. Air Force Academy

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U.S. Rep Al Lawson (FL-05) has announced that George “Gary” Hartsfield Jr., a senior at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, received an offer of appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Hartsfield […]

The Role of the Black Church During a Pandemic

August 6, 2026 admin 0

I’ve preached many times that 93 percent of what Jesus did was outside of the walls of the church as he healed, fed, evangelized and organized. Admittedly, if you were to honestly assess the 21st […]

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms Sends Sharp COVID Warning After Shoppers Line Up to Buy New Air Jordans

August 6, 2026 admin 0

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton – After Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp reopened many businesses within the state, a group of Atlanta shoppers ignored the basic protocols of social distancing to become one of the first […]

Men Charged in the Murder of #Joggingwhileblack

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In quiet Brunswick, Georgia, a mere 55 miles from Jacksonville, FL, it seems Ahmaud Arbery might finally see some justice. The day before what would have been his 26th birthday, The Georgia Bureau of investigation […]

‘This Never Happened,’ Former Vice President Joe Biden Speaks on Sexual Assault Allegation

August 6, 2026 admin 0

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor- The Biden allegations have forced many feminists to shift position away from what they were saying during the Kavanaugh hearings. The slogan “believe all women” was repeated and […]

‘The Central Park Five’ Opera Earns Composer Anthony Davis a Pulitzer Prize

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by Lydia Blanco – It’s not every day that you win a Pulitzer Prize. That’s why when composer Anthony Davis found out that he won the Pulitzer Prize for his opera “The Central Park Five” […]

Author Wins Pulitzer Prize for Book Based on Florida’s Dozier Reform School

August 6, 2026 admin 0

Author Colson Whitehead’s “The Nickel Boys,” a book about a brutal reform school for black boys in the Jim Crow South, on Monday won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It is the second time in […]

DeSantis Chooses Facts Over Fear on Coronavirus

August 6, 2026 admin 0

By Clarence McKee- Congratulations to Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. After being excoriated by Democrats and the media for being cautious and not ordering draconian state-wide lockdowns as have many other state Democratic governors, he […]

MLB Draft’s New Limits Could ‘Crush’ Baseball Dreams — Especially Among Minorities

August 6, 2026 admin 0

The Major League Baseball draft is coming, but no one knows the date or whether there will even be a central site. The draft will no longer be 40 rounds, and it could be slashed to […]