A dramatic high-speed chase ended in the arrest of a 36-year-old man after a near collision with a K-9 deputy’s vehicle on the busy Interstate 95. The suspect, identified as Bryant Smith, was apprehended by law enforcement authorities after a harrowing pursuit that spanned multiple jurisdictions. The incident unfolded whenContinue Reading
By David W. Marshall – At first glance, the numbers don’t make sense. At one point there was approximately 700 Confederate monuments spread throughout 31 states and the District of Columbia. Yet, there were only 11 states which formed the Confederate States of America. Historians have noted that most ofContinue Reading
Oliver served as Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s top deputy, stepping in for him while the governor was out of state and also overseeing the Department of Community Affairs, which coordinates state aid to towns and cities and supervises code enforcement. No cause of death was given, Murphy’s office said inContinue Reading
The newest episode of Black Public Media’s AfroPoP Digital Shorts premieres on Monday, August 21, with Portal from acclaimed filmmaker Rodney Evans. Portal is an atmospheric, documentary short about the lack of touch experienced by single people during the COVID-19 pandemic and how two queer BIPOC friends, Evans and Homay King, help sustain each otherContinue Reading
BY TERRY SHROPSHIRE – Fans are stunned not just by the tour de force exhibition by boxing champion Terence Crawford, but more so by the thoroughness of the pummeling he administered on Errol Spence on Saturday, July 29, 2023. In what was previously billed as one of the biggest fights ofContinue Reading
by Jim Ewers – Life is an ever-evolving classroom and we use it every day. Beginning with our rising in the morning, life holds enough mystery and intrigue to keep us moving. Acquiring an education is a part of this robust living that we do each day. Traditional education hasContinue Reading
By Antonio Ray Harvey / California Black Media – The California Hawaii State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (CA/HI NAACP) held its 11th annual Legacy Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The event took place on June 24 at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Sacramento. At theContinue Reading
To mark the commencement of construction for the new Hilton Hotel at Mayo Clinic, representatives from Mayo Clinic in Florida, Concord Hospitality Enterprises, Whitman Petersen and Hilton held a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site on the Mayo Clinic campus. The new Hilton will offer patients and visitors a premiereContinue Reading
BOOK 2 – Synopsis – After his pregnant sweetheart, Michaela, bows to her parents’ pressure and is sent to Strasbourg, France, Yrvin feels betrayed and now reels in a web of sadness. His world has become so foggy that he can no longer see the major milestone he has just crossed inContinue Reading
By Lorrie DeFrank Having JSEB (Jacksonville Small and Emerging Businesses) Certification is quite beneficial, especially to businesses that seek contracts with the City of Jacksonville, Florida. Completing the complex, time-intensive and often intimidating process to apply for the certification recently became much easier because of Vendor Lab, a new programContinue Reading