2015 - Page 22 of 50 - Free Press of Jacksonville

Straight Outta Compton’ conquers box office with $56.1-million opening

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

By Saba Hamedy, LA Times Story Posted:08/17/2015 “Straight Outta Compton” lifted the box office out of its August funk, debuting at No. 1 in the U.S. and Canada with an estimated $56.1 million. The robust […]

Miami Police Union Targets Woman for Posting Video of Alleged Police Brutality

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

RT.com Story Posted:08/17/2015 A cell phone video of a Miami police officer arresting a Black teen and then beating him several times in the back of a squad car went viral, but the woman who […]

The Legacy of Julian Bond

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist There is an old African proverb that says “The spirit of a freedom warrior will never die in the enduring life of the village, yet that valued […]

NBC Silences Janelle Monáe During Black Lives Matter Speech

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

THE GUARDIAN Singer Janelle Monáe was in effect silenced during an appearance on NBC’s Today show on last Friday morning, shortly after saying in a speech in support of the Black Lives Matter movement: “We […]

In Iowa, Sanders Says He Will Address Racial Divisions

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

Ken Thomas, ASSOCIATED PRESS LONG GROVE, Iowa (AP) — After bounding atop a blue trailer in a community park, Bernie Sanders quickly reminded people here that Iowa had helped elect the nation’s first black […]

Notable Mississippians Join Chorus to Change State Flag

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

JACKSON, Miss. (The Clarion-Ledger) — In a letter appearing in a full-page ad in today’s Clarion-Ledger, author John Grisham, actor Morgan Freeman, legendary quarterback Archie Manning, “The Help” author Kathryn Stockett and others are calling […]

Civil Rights Icon Julian Bond Dies at 75

August 17, 2015 Staff 0

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Julian Bond, immediate past board chairman of the NAACP, a founding member and communications director of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and co-founder of the […]