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Year: 2026
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No Indictments in Brown and Garner Murders Cause Mass Protests Around the Country
What is the value of a black man’s life in America? That’s the question being asked all over social media after a grand jury in Ferguson, MO. decided not to charge the police officer that […]
Editorials
Police Shooting Victims Lives ‘Worth’ Less than a Ham Sandwich
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In Tom Wolfe’s best-selling The Bonfire of the Vanities, New York State Chief Judge Sol Wachtler famously said “a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich, if that’s what […]
Editorials
Janay Should be Celebrated for Staying with Ray Rice
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Feminists claim that women should take more control of their lives, arguing that women are capable of making decisions about their lives and what is in their best interest without […]
Editorials
Breathing Life Into a Movement
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist “I can’t breathe,” gasped Eric Garner, again and again and again. “I can’t breathe,” he said, as several police officers were on top of him, choking him, pushing his head […]
Local
Health Department Ivestigating TB at Raines High School
The Florida Department of Health (DOH-Duval) is currently involved in the contact investigation related to a case of Tuberculosis (TB). The investigation involves an active case at William M. Raines High School; school officials, as […]
Greek Life|Lifestyle
Black Sororities, Fraternities Differ on National Protests
by Tom Foreman CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Recent protests against the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have created a conundrum for the nation’s black fraternities and sororities: to remain relevant in the […]
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News>Education
Bishop Guns and School Superintendent Plan “Youth Lives Matter” for Area Students
Ducal County School Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti and Bishop John Guns recently sat down to discuss a new initiative, “Youth Lives Matter”. Troubled by the increased youth violence in northwest communities. The educational and ecumenical […]