Editorials
We Count Too!
The last time the census happened in 2010, I was a 16-year-old high school student and I made sure that we definitely did a better job of filling out the census that year. I remember […]
Articles by Staff
Editorials
Dear Black People: Coronavirus Will Kill You
Melanin is not Vibranium and America isn’t Wakanda even in the Marvel Universe, so why some black people, who are often disproportionately impacted by medical conditions for a myriad of reasons, believe they are immune […]
Business
The Coronavirus and Your Finances
Delta Jones Walker By Delta Jones-Walker You probably can imagine that since the Coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, some of my clients expressed concern about their investment accounts. Now that we are in quarantine […]
Sports
2020 Summer Olympics postponed
USA Today Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA TODAY Sports Monday afternoon that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed, likely to 2021, with the details to be worked […]
Business
Walmart, Amazon, Jewel Hiring Thousands
Crusader Staff Report Several of America’s biggest retail companies and supermarkets are hiring tens of thousands to meet demands of a U.S. economy that’s battered by the novel coronavirus. Walmart, the world’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer, […]
National
CBC Holds Telephone Town Hall to Address Stimulus Packages
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Ebony Hilton, who works at the University of Virginia Anesthesiology Department in the intensive care unit, operating room, and outpatient surgery with a sub-specialty in critical care, said it’s vital that […]
Local
Jacksonville Adds Drive Thru Coronavirus Testing
Jacksonville, Florida, March 19, 2020 – The City of Jacksonville, Baptist Health and Telescope Health are collaborating to provide Duval County residents with an additional drive-thru COVID-19 testing option at the Prime Osborn Convention Center, […]
Sports
‘Is that Shaq?’: O’Neal Shocks Students, Parents by Joining Online Class
It has been a tough adjustment for parents and children alike amid quarantine and self-isolation procedures during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Schools have been closed at least a week — weeks in some places — […]
Political
Bloomberg to Transfer $18 Million to Democratic National Committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire media mogul Mike Bloomberg will transfer $18 million to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and several of the field offices from his 2020 presidential bid to state parties, his campaign announced […]
Education
School District Reminds Parents of High School Students, Free Hotspots Available
School Superintendent Diana Greene Duval county high school students have the opportunity to snag some free internet hotspots to help get their school work done. The district launched the Free Hotspots for High School […]