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Venus Williams Calls a Sabalenka Exit a Tragedy

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The seven-time major champion read frustration, not a real goodbye, in the world No. 1’s words | By David Kesiena | Rolling Out | When the world’s top-ranked player said she wanted to walk away […]

Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s The Weight of the World) Opens 2026 Tribeca Film Festival

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By Dwight Brown, Film Critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire | “When you wish upon a star, your dreams will take you very far, yeah.” The lyrics from Earth, Wind & Fire’s Grammy-winning song […]

Judge Orders Trump Officials to Reinstall Signs and Exhibits at National Parks on Slavery

August 7, 2026 admin 0

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore signs and exhibits addressing slavery, climate change and other historical topics at national parks and monuments across the country after finding their removal likely violated […]

JEA and BEAM to Co-Host Senior Day at the Beaches Resource Fair – June 11, 2026

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Free community event will connect seniors with local agencies, programs, and services | JEA and BEAM will co-host Senior Day at the Beaches, a free resource fair designed to connect seniors with community partner resources […]

African American Cultural Society Opens Smithsonian Food Exhibition Celebrating Flagler County’s Diverse Food Heritage

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Palm Coast, Florida — The African American Cultural Society, Inc. (AACS) proudly announces the grand opening of its newest exhibition, From Seed to Soul: African, Indigenous and Cultural Foodways of Flagler County, presented in partnership […]

‘Backrooms’ Movie Review

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By Dwight Brown, Film Critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire | “Get the hell out of there!” If audiences don’t say it, they’re thinking it. That’s the mark of a psych-horror thriller that’s done […]

‘Don’t live a jive-ass life’: Sonny Rollins, saxophone titan, dies at 95

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by Ronald Scott | Amsterdam News Sonny Rollins, the virtuoso who transformed the art of composing and playing saxophone into masterpieces that rivaled the works of Claude Oscar Monet; the simple complexity of a Romare […]

Jax Award-Winning Independent Film TOGETHER Continues Festival Momentum with Multiple National Selections

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JACKSONVILLE, FL — Independent feature film TOGETHER, written, produced, and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Anita Osuigwe-Spencer, continues to make a powerful impact on the film festival circuit with a growing list of selections, nominations, and […]

High Court’s Memo to Dems: Don’t Take Blacks for Granted

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that Louisiana’s congressional map, which created a second majority–Black district, constituted an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander” and violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The decision outraged much of the Black […]

For Juneteenth, Remember: Voting Rights = Healthy Communities

August 7, 2026 admin 0

By Mary K. Canales When you see something that is not right, you must say something. You must do something. Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its […]