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Akbar Inducted Into VSU 2018 Athletics Hall of Fame

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Jacksonville native, Imani Akbar (formerly Ivey Hubbard) was recently inducted into the Valdosta State University (VSU) Athletics Hall of Fame. Akbar was one of eight inductees into the Valdosta State 2018 Class of honorees. Akbar […]

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Women at Werk Focused on Health, Wealth and Happiness

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In an effort to combat disparities facing women, Stephanie Jones, owner of Lifestyles Management Counseling held the inaugural “Women at Werk” empowerment conference held at the Aloft Hotel on Southside Blvd. Hundreds of women were engaged […]

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Timing is Right for Black Superheroes

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by Steve Rose After five decades as sidekicks, secondary characters and niche titles, the black superhero’s time has finally come. Next month Marvel releases its eagerly awaited Black Panther movie, centered on a young African […]

Jax Still Honoring the Dream on 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Death

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Jacksonville’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade snaked through downtown Jacksonville this year with the theme, “The Color of Unity”. Motorcycles, Corvettes, marching bands, elected officials, social and fraternal groups and more made their way […]

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Tracee Ellis Ross Speaks Out About Reported black-ish Pay Gap with Anthony Anderson

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by Maria Pasquini Tracee Ellis Ross is setting the record straight about speculation over her black-ish salary. “There has been a lot of conversation and speculation the last few days regarding my black-ish salary. I […]

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Cancellation of Roland Martin Show: A Sign of Black Powerlessness

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by Peter Bailey When first hearing about TV-One’s cancellation of Roland Martin’s show for “budgetary” reasons, my immediate reaction was bull crap. I am convinced that his show was cancelled because some advertisers and some […]

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How One Week of Trumpism Defines Why He’s Not Fit for the Presidency

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by Reggie Fullwood Look, I totally understand. Donald Trump is the smartest, most brilliant person he knows. He is the best president and billionaire businessman that we have ever seen. Here’s the problem – The […]

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Dr. King and the Dignity of Work

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by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t plan to get involved in the Memphis garbage worker’s strike. He hadn’t planned to be there on the fateful day when he was shot on April […]

Why Do Blacks Allow Mainstream Media to Choose Their Leaders?

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By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I am fond of saying, “weak people take strong positions on weak issues.” There is no better example of this than the embarrassing behavior of the weak Congressional Black […]

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CBC Members Plan State of The Union Protest

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By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) During a lengthy, members-only meeting on Capitol Hill on January 19, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) discussed various options to protest the current President of the […]