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[ August 6, 2026 ] Fisk University President Defends Proposed Data Center as Part of $900M Campus Vision Uncategorized
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Essence Festival Announces Initial Lineup

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Essence Magazine has announced the initial lineup for the 2017 Essence Festival Concert Series in New Orleans featuring headliners Diana Ross and Mary J. Blige, among many others. The 23rd annual event will take place June […]

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Dorothy Height Becomes 15th Black Woman to be Honored with U.S. Postage Stamp

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By Melissa Kimble Dorothy Height spent her life fighting for racial and gender equality. But when you think of the work of leaders such as Shirley Chisholm, Amelia Boynton Robinson and Anna Julia Cooper, Height […]

International Longshoremen Association Celebrates 80th Anniversary

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Some Blacks Applaud Castro Legacy of Racial Equality

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by Corey Williams, AP The Fidel Castro that Sam Riddle and many other African-Americans admired was not the revolutionary dictator who plunged Cuba into economic ruin and held the island nation in an iron grip. […]

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Wise Up and Please Stop Drinking the Fool-Aid

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By James Clingman Negroes…sometimes choose their own leaders but unfortunately they are too often the wrong kind. Negroes do not readily follow persons with constructive programs. Almost any sort of exciting appeal or trivial matter […]

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Bennett -Johnson Nuptials Vow to Dance for Life

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The former Linda Bennett and Erick T. Johnson met many years ago as dance partners. The couple would dance to the tunes of the 70’s and 80’s and somehow knew that dancing was their key […]

Delayed but Not Denied: NAACP Honors Local Game Changers

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[foogallery id=”13885″] It was 51 years in the making and even Hurricane Matthew tried to stop the celebration. The annual NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, held at the Hyatt Riverfront, lauded the city’s game changes in […]

Event Attracted Hundreds of Students Seeking Scholarship Funds

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Wealth Watchers Inc. recently hosted the Generation Wealth Scholarship Fair to provide students and their family’s direct access to organizations that provide scholarships. The free event was held at Edward Waters College, featuring workshops, vendors, […]

Groundworks Make the Eastside Dream Work

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[foogallery id=”13875″] By Lynn Jones A. Phillip Randolph Street was full of fanfare to celebrate historic eastside traditions, residents and way of life. Vendors, food trucks and volunteers were on hand to serve the over […]

Fans Frustrated but Still Smiling Despite Losing Season

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[foogallery id=”13912″] Local Jags fans have been spewing many a word of angst and consolation to to describe the Jacksonville Jaguars 2016 season. This past weekend, the Jaguars loss 20 – 10 versus the Denver […]