Category : Black Local and National News

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Growing the Voices of Our Future Blessing for the Bahamas Layla Davidson, 13 By Layla Davidson On September 15, New Mount Olive Baptist Church hosted an evening of blessings for the Bahamas, along with other churches, communities, and South Florida C...

Africa’s Greatest:

The Legacy Of Our Icons All too often, in this fast paced, on demand world, it has become incredibly easy to take for granted the genius of the individuals that equipped us with the everyday tools to make our lives easier from the light bulb, to auto...

Eastern Stars donate to local school

Eastern Stars donate to local school Members of Mary Arline Chapter #149, Queen Damila #80 and Walking by Faith #487 Order of Eastern Stars donated 45 book bags to All My Children Academy in Pompano Beach, Florida. The Worthy Matron Beverly Kelly-Swa...

Son of a Garth

The Gantt Report By Lucius Gantt I am writing this week’s column with a heavy heart. My condolences go out to my great friend Garth Reeves on the passing of his beloved daughter Rachel, who became publisher of the world famous Miami Times newsp...

Parkland Commission Can’t Scapegoat Its Way To School Security Solutions

By Perry E. Thurston, Jr. Who remembers Ken Starr, the independent counsel and his dogged pursuit of the Whitewater affair, a land deal in Arkansas during the time President Bill Clinton had been governor? For four years, Starr, a Republican, c...

LG Justin Fairfax Slaps CBS With $400 Million Lawsuit

RICHMOND Virginia’s Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax has filed a lawsuit against CBS for $400 million, alleging the network sought to exploit false allegations of sexual misconduct to repair its public image and boost its bottom line. The lawsuit, filed...

Norfolk Invites Hampton Roads To Share In Attucks’ 100th Anniversary

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide As a teen during the 1950s, Malcolm Avery would join family members and friends to watch movies on the Norfolk Attucks Theatre screen featuring Roy Rogers or enjoy the live acts of a young Jam...

Vaping: Whose Side is the FDA On?

By Glenn Ellis TriceEdneyWire.com Most recently, we are finding out that vaping and e-cigarettes are causing health problems in the healthy lungs of young people. Initially touted as a sure-fire way to create a generation of tobacco-free adults, we a...

“Hidden Figures” Women Paved Way For New NASA Leader

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide In 1953 Katherine Johnson was hired at the Area Computing Section of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). It was the forerunner of the National Aeronautics and space adminis...

Black Press of America Awards Courageous Leaders

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC — With a lively and capacity crowd inside the Renaissance DC Downtown Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Sept. 12, National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr....

Why America Needs Newspapers

By Ken Paulson The newspaper business didn’t get off to a good start in America Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick, the first real newspaper in America, was supposed to be a weekly, but it lasted exactly one issue. It was shut down by the...

Flying While Black: Stop the U.S. Congress from Raising Air Travel Taxes

By Benjamin Chavis, Jr. Working families in the African American community and beyond have a hard-enough time keeping up with daily expenses. Every mortgage payment, car payment, trip to the grocery store, stop at the gas station, or utility bill tha...

John Cooper Announces Transition Plans

NASHVILLE, TN — Since Election Day, John Cooper has begun the process of listening and meeting with parents, business people, community leaders, and former Mayors to discuss the transition to the Office of Mayor. Incorporating the feedback from these...

African American to Lead Planned Parenthood

During a critical time for reproductive rights, Planned Parenthood has made a shift in leadership, announcing that Alexis McGill Johnson will serve as the acting president and CEO of the organization. In a statement released by In Our Own Voice: Nati...

Ed Gray, NDG Senior Columnist: Will Justice Knock at the Door?

Straight Talk with Ed Gray During the recent six years, Dallasites have had the opportunity to witness firsthand social justice battles throughout the city involving police interactions. Most of these interactions have had tragic endings where innoce...