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Latest Sports News: Mike Tyson Looks Like He Could Win a Heavyweight Fight Today

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by Damichael Cole, Updated: May 5, 2020- 1:27 PM Mike Tyson is one of the most physically gifted boxers of all time. If there was any question about that, the latest video of the 53-year-old former heavyweight […]

I’m 37 and Single — and My Mom Lives With Me

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By Linda Chavers – This isn’t what I envisioned, but I’ve never been happier. “Baby, we’re not going home. This is our home now, OK?” After my mother explained to me, not for the first time, […]

Blacks in China Say They Were Told Not to Report Racial Discrimination

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Blacks in China say they were told not to report racial discrimination

OP-ED: Stop Excluding People of Color in Environmental Policies

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By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association — Protecting the environment should be about protecting people, regardless of the color of their skin, ethnicity or race, or where they […]

Rep. Lawson Announces $29.4M in Federal Stimulus Funds to Assist EWC, FAMU, FSCJ and Florida Gateway College

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-05) announced that four North Florida colleges/universities will receive an additional $29,443,491 in federal stimulus funds to offset financial losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds are a […]

Barack Obama and Eric Holder Address Challenges Young Men of Color Face Amid COVID-19

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by Lydia Blanco – In 2014, former President Barack Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper Alliance (MBK) to support the advancement of young men of color in America. Since launching the national program, he has kept […]

From Oprah To Lebron, to Serena, Black Luminaries are Lining Up To Honor The Class of 2020

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by Caroline Clarke – Carol’s Daughter founder Lisa Price did not graduate from college and, other than speaking at her young daughter’s Moving Up ceremony a few years ago, she has never given a commencement address—nor […]

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Sites Are Targeting The Black Community

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By A.R. Shaw | May 4, 2020 Georgia made national headlines after Gov. Brian Kemp decided to reopen the state during the global pandemic. But with Georgia’s COVID-19 cases expected to rise, testing has become […]

Nikole Hannah-Jones Wins Pulitzer Prize For ‘1619 Project’ Essay About Slavery

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Written By Bruce C.T. Wright – Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Commentary for an essay that paved the way for The 1619 project, a series of essays about […]

‘Becoming’: Barack and Daughters Illuminate Netflix’s New Michelle Obama Documentary

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By Erin Jensen – Neflix has a new first lady. The Michelle Obama documentary “Becoming,” announced just last week, is a 90-minute film (out Wednesday), a companion of sorts to her 2018 memoir that topped USA TODAY’s list of the […]