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Obama: Murder Rate in African-American Community ‘Way out of Whack’
Obama: Murder Rate in African-American Community ‘Way out of Whack’
Month: July 2016
Greek Life
Sunshine State Host Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Chapters from Around the World
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated held its bi-annual Boule July 6 – 10 in Orlando, Florida. Thousands of Sorors united with neophytes, doves, lifetime members, amicaes, family and friends and blazed a blue and white […]
Community
Local Produce Market Opens at Main Bus Station
Conquering the ever growing problems of food deserts in the urban communities, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and the I’m A Star Foundation joined together to launch the Rosa Parks Produce Market at the main […]
Community
Volunteers Make It Happen at DUW
Did you know volunteers sort and inventory 95% of the brand new clothing donated to Dignity U Wear? In 2015, 1,300 volunteers provided over 6,000 hours of people-power at their warehouse in Jacksonville, FL. That’s […]
Community
Local Male Stylists Unite to Make a Difference in The Industry
By Marix George – When it comes to beauty we all seem to think of a gorgeous lady providing the service and never see the men in the industry. In Jacksonville, there is a group […]
Entertainment
Beaches Jazz Fest Energizes Sweltering Fans
By David Wright – This past Sunday, the 16th annual Jacksonville Beach jazz festival opened with musician and trumpeter Isaac Byrd. Isaac has produced three CD’s with his music group Beginnings and Meek by Isaac […]
Local
Masjid Al-Salaam Celebrates 34 Years
On Saturday July 9th Masjid Al-Salaam celebrated 34 years of community service. From their humble beginnings on West Monroe to their present location on Pearl Street, Imam Umar and Adilah Sharif have served diligently. Masjid […]
Political
Cory Booker Sort of Confirms VP Vetting By Clinton Campaign
WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) gave an open-ended response to questions about whether he is being vetted as a potential vice presidential nominee by the Hillary Clinton campaign in an interview with CNN. The […]
Editorials
Trump, Republican Party Confuse Outreach With Pandering
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) As long as the Republican Party continues to be dominated by the same ol’, same ol’ White male staffers, consultants, and aides, they will continue to alienate the […]
Editorials
National News New York Times Failed to Capture Problems of Black Press
By George Curry WASHINGTON – Sunday’s front-page story on the Black Press failed to accurately portray the accomplishments of and the depth of the problems facing Black-owned media, according to scholars, Black media owners and editors. […]