August 2020 - Page 15 of 20 - Free Press of Jacksonville

How The Political Behavior Of Black And Jewish Americans Became Their Cultural Identity

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By Michael Weingrad – Jewish and black voters have proven to be astonishingly reliable supporters of the Democratic Party, even when it conflicts with their interests. Three new books offer some insights into why. In […]

Chuck D Continues to Speak Truth to Power

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ROLLING OUT — By A. R. Shaw, RollingOut.com – Even as a mentor in rap, Chuck D continues to put in work behind the mic. In 2017, Public Enemy released the album Nothing Is Quick […]

NFL Chief Doctor Says Teams, Players Must Be Educated About Risks of COVID

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NNPA NEWSWIRE By Stacy M. Brown – Reportedly, training camps are equipped with proximity tracking devices that will alert players or staff when they are too close to one other. The device also collects data, […]

New York’s Attorney General Alleges Widespread Corruption at the NRA

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NNPA NEWSWIRE By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – New York Attorney general Letitia James alleges that the organization, its vice-president Wayne LaPierre, former CFO Wilson Phillips, former Chief of Staff and […]

Your Silence Will Not Protect You. VOTE!

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By Moné Holder – As the Primary Election approaches and COVID-19 cases continue to hit record numbers in Florida, it forces many Floridians to ask themselves: should I protect my vote or protect my life? […]

The True Cost of Being a Black Teacher

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By Erin Crosby-Eckstine – Even at a school that yearns for racial equity, I constantly feel like this profession is a path to nowhere. was a cool and sunny spring afternoon the first time I […]

Marketing Exec Sheila Coates Creates a Drinking Mask for Social Distancing Happy Hours

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by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton – When you have two decades of experience working in artist development, branding, and imaging and have held positions at labels such as Sony/BMG, EMI/Capitol, Arista, MCA, among others, you should […]

For Black and Latinx People, What Does Race Have to Do With Health?

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by Pilar Ortega, MD, and Brian Williams, MD -For Black and Latinx individuals, what does race have to do with health? If you find yourself in the emergency department, meeting your doctor for the first time, […]

Carla Hall Can Cook, but What She Wants Is to Be the Next Carol Burnet

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by Michael O’Connell –“Not to say the Black Carol Burnett, because I love her and she is my hero, but if I could have some version of a ‘Carol Burnett Show’ … that would be my […]

Why Some are Against Renaming Edmund Pettus Bridge in Honor of John Lewis

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By A.R. Shaw – Over 500,000 people have signed a petition to have Edmund Pettus Bridge renamed in honor of the late-great John Lewis. On Aug. 7, community and civil rights leaders met in Selma, Alabama to discuss […]