Monthly Archives: February, 2016

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Mental Health Facility Honors Respected Judge and Advocate Belvin Perry, Jr.

Kevin Seraaj - February 12, 2016

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and nearly 100 local dignitaries, leaders and guests recently gathered at the Central Receiving Center (CRC), for a dedication...

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Sherman J. Howard: Football and Beyond

Frank Butler - February 11, 2016

Orlando, FL (01/19/16) – In observance of February’s Black History Month, author Vietta L. Robinson announces her newly released book, Sherman J. Howard: Football...

News

Optimism Over Future of Citrus Industry

Kevin Seraaj - February 11, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL) was joined today by a bipartisan group of his House colleagues along with a panel of scientists,...

Politics

AFP-FL: Crony Capitalism Lives On In Florida

Staff Report - February 11, 2016

TALLAHASSEE – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL), the leading grassroots advocacy organization against reckless governmental spending, had this to say after today’s Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation,...

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FORECLOSURE CRISIS STILL HAMMERS BLACK AMERICANS

Editor - February 11, 2016

By Avis Thomas Lester, Urban News Service Affluence is no antidote to foreclosure. In Prince George’s County, Maryland — one of the United States’ wealthiest majority-black...

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New UN push to ensure women’s equal participation peace

Explainer: How to advance women’s roles in peace and security

‘Trauma that echoes across generations’: UN highlights weaponisation of sexual violence

Number of women killed in war doubled in 2023: UN report

Harris raises $633 million in the third quarter and spends heavily in final push

North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnout

For Vance at VP debate, facts about Haitians and Black votes don’t matter

Netflix chairman’s donation to Kamala Harris campaign sparks #CancelNetflix boycott

Presidential Debate Disaster: CNN’s Shameful Spectacle

Get out the Vote and We will Win the Election in 2024

COMMENTARY: Drive-in movies

TGR: Overjoyed

Quinn Minute – The truth

Breast cancer deaths continue to fall as new cases rise among young women

Democratic Hopefuls Fault GOP Incumbents for Anti-Abortion Records in Congress

She Was Accused of Murder After Losing Her Pregnancy. SC Woman Now Tells Her Story.

Several Ukrainian cities hit in new wave of Russia missile attacks

Akron to pay $4.8 million to relatives of a Black man killed by police

BREAKING NEWS: Three Former Memphis Officers Convicted in Tyre Nichols’ Fatal Beating

The applicable international human rights laws against human trafficking in Africa

Missouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years

Can We Phase Out Styrofoam?

Solar Power From Orbiting Satellites?

Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds

Independent Women’s Forum Establishes National Energy Appreciation Day

John Amos’ daughter learned the ‘devastating news’ of her father’s death through the media

Kamala Harris reacts to attacks on her race: ‘I don’t listen to it. I’m really clear about who I am’

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs impregnated woman after sexual assault, new lawsuit claims

After Georgia Shooting, Students Walk Out Demanding ‘Future Free From Gun Violence’

Monthly Archives: February, 2016

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Local author releases inspiring new children’s book

FAITH LEADERS COMMIT TO 1 MILLION CONVERSATIONS WITH BLACK, LATINO AND FAITH VOTERS THIS FALL

Justice Alito Defends Lethal Injection Expert Who Did His Research on Drugs.com

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D.C. Area HBCUs Create Home Base for Student Veterans and Dependents

HBCU Football Roundup: Miles College Clinches Spot in SIAC Title Game

Monumental Continues to Invest in HBCU Sports, Partners with Hampton University