May 2017 - Page 4 of 9 - Free Press of Jacksonville

Miss USA Crowned Competing With Her Natural Hair

May 15, 2017 Staff 0

The District of Columbia has won back-to-back Miss USA titles and both of them are women of color. Kara McCullough, a 25-year-old scientist working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was crowned Sunday at the […]

The Lack of Strong Traditional Families Has Been Devastating to Our Communities

May 15, 2017 Staff 0

There are so many intriguing political topics to write about including our insane Dictator; oops I meant President, to the Corrine Brown verdict and local City Council President’s race. But with Mother’s Day being Sunday, […]

Know Better, Do Better, or No Better for Us

May 14, 2017 Staff 0

by James Clingman The National Urban League’s (NUL) 2017 “State of Black America” (SOBA) report was released on May 2, 2017; it is titled, “Protect our Progress,” and again contains the “Inequality Index. Since 1963 […]

Judge Allows White Alabama Town To Segregate Their Schools

May 14, 2017 Staff 0

An Alabama judge has given a predominately white town the right to remove itself from the current racially mixed school system to create their own that would most likely result in all-white schools. To make matter worse: Judge […]

Ohio Pastor Darrell Scott Convenes Gang Summit in D.C.

May 14, 2017 Staff 0

A group of assembled business leaders, Trump Administration officials, clergy and community stakeholders discuss a range of issues affecting the Black community at a recent summit convened by Cleveland Heights Pastor Darrell Scott. By Lauren […]

President Trump Has Waged War on Obama’s Legacy

May 14, 2017 Staff 0

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) There was the proposed massive budget cut to the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the incessant rhetoric about a rise in crime in the nation, that lacked […]

Think Before You Ink: Are Tattoos Safe?

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

Tattoos are more popular than ever. According to a 2015 Harris Poll, about 3 in 10 (or 29%) people surveyed have at least one tattoo. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is also seeing […]

New Orleans Removes Confederate Statues To Mixed Reaction

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

by Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The statue of the Confederacy’s president had been hoisted from its stone pedestal in the pre-dawn hours and the blue glint of police lights was still visible two […]

Independent Documentary “Black White & Blue” Critically Examines Race, Police Brutality and America’s 2016 Presidential Election

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

Film poster Nationwide — Set for release in early 2018, independent documentary BLACK WHITE & BLUEis a critical examination of the role race and police violence played in the 2016 presidential campaign. Some of the […]

Former NFL Wide Receiver Michael D. Jackson Killed in Motorcycle Accident

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

Sad news for the NFL community. Former wide receiver Michael D. Jackson, who played for the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens from 1991-98, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Louisiana as reported by TMZ Sports. He was 48. The site reports […]