NEW YORK — The girl group sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, revolutionized American pop music. While songs like “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” “Then He Kissed Me,” and “Be My Baby” are essential to the American canon, many of theContinue Reading
by Stacy M. Brown – via www.washingtoninformer.com It’s been a poorly kept secret that the underlying reason for much of America’s hate seen in recent years revolves around the fear that white people are fast losing their grip on the nation’s majority. That fear has resonated and is ever-present politically andContinue Reading
BlackPressUSA – By Kenneth Miller, Publisher, Inglewood Today. Black collaboration powers ‘Back on the Strip’ to big screen – NNPA NEWSWIRE — The directional film debut of Los Angeles native Chris Spencer (writer of Don’t Be a Menace in South Central) “Back on the Strip” stars Spence Moore II, Wesley Snipes,Continue Reading
NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown – @StacyBrownMedia – While the Rolling Sea Action Fund will be aligned with the all-Democratic Congressional Black Caucus, it will operate as a “hybrid PAC.” This designation permits the group to raise candidates’ funds while maintaining a separate account to spend unlimited sumsContinue Reading
By Pat Bryant – Reverend Reginald Gundy is a Christian preacher, a disciple of the fearless Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth whose leadership broke down racial segregation in Birmingham, Ala in the 1950 and 1960’s. Rev. Gundy is set to lead the Movement that will ignite a movement against Governor Ron DeSantis overContinue Reading
On July 8th, a rising African American boxer from Houston, TX, made his way to the boxing ring at Boardwalk Hall’s Adrian Phillips Theater in Atlantic City, NJ, for arguably the biggest fight of his career—debuting at the 160-pound limit. That local fighter’s name is “Marvelous” Marquis Taylor, and heContinue Reading
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The five main strains of the hepatitis virus are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in geographic prevalence, modes of transmission, severity of illness and prevention methods, according to the World Health Organization. InContinue Reading
By Anthony L. White – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature need to lay off the Sominex and wake up. DeSantis and the state’s board of education ushered into law new educational standards aimed at rewriting Black History. One of the most controversial of those standards isContinue Reading
Jacksonville’s Phi Delta Kappa Sorority, Delta Delta Chapter, a national educators sorority, culminated their Founders Day re-dedication service with a school supply collection in honor of their field. The “Torch Lighting: Motivating True Women in a Chaotic Society,” ceremony invited chapter members to rejoin and rethink their participation in theContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Chapter of the National Alumnae Association (NAASC) of Spellman College recently held its annual ‘Send-Off’ for five incoming freshmen from the Jacksonville and Fernandina Beach areas. The students, members of the college class of 2027, received various gifts from Jacksonville NAASC members to help them successfully begin theirContinue Reading
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