Monthly Archives: August, 2017

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Orange County Fire Rescue Breaks Ground on New Fire Station

Lee Dixon - August 31, 2017

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Aug. 31, 2017 – Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, along with Fire Chief Otto Drozd...

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The Advocate’s RiddleMania: Win Tickets to Disney on Ice

Lee Dixon - August 30, 2017

The Loan 4 men meet with their grandfather. Each is looking for a loan. The grandfather tells them that he can only provide a loan...

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Hurricane Harvey Wreaks Havoc on Gulf Coast

Orlando Advocate - August 30, 2017

By Stacy M. Brown and D. Kevin McNeir (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member) | As more and more inches of rain fell this week in...

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Orange County Celebrates Wekiva Parkway in Apopka

Lee Dixon - August 30, 2017

Orange County and the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) celebrated the opening of its newly built five-mile stretch of the Wekiva Parkway on July...

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Joel Osteen’s Theological Faux Pas

Kevin Seraaj - August 30, 2017

Joel Osteen says he didn't open his church for shelter from Harvey because nobody asked him to. I read that headline and silently wished that...

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Vice President Kamala Harris Announces Nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour

IN MEMORIAM: O.J. Simpson, an Iconic Athlete, Dies at 76

Orlando Commissioner Permanently Barred from Contact With Alleged Elderly Victim

UN underscores commitment to stay and deliver in Myanmar

Temporary Channel Opens as Authorities Strive to Clear Key Bridge Wreckage

Biden Woos Haley Voters and Salutes Transgender People

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: New MSCS Superintendent Dr. Marie Feagins Makes New Friends on Day 1

OP-ED:Embracing Black Men’s Voices

COMMENTARY: D.C. Crime Bill Fails to Address Root Causes of Violence and Incarceration

COMMENTARY: Wake Up, Black Voters. Don’t Let Trump’s Lies Fool You

OP-ED: DEI Confronts the Legacy of Jim Crow

Quinn Minute: School recess was the best

‘Black Opry Revue’ Throws the Covers Off of Black Country Music

‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says UN health agency

Gender therapy review reveals devastating impacts on teens

UK’s newly passed ‘Safety in Rwanda’ bill is anything but safe: UN officials

Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers

COMMENTARY: D.C. Crime Bill Fails to Address Root Causes of Violence and Incarceration

Mayor, City Council President React to May 31 Closing of Birmingham-Southern College

From Raids to Revelations: The Dark Turn in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Saga

Baltimore’s Key Bridge Struck by Ship, Collapses into Water

Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds

Independent Women’s Forum Establishes National Energy Appreciation Day

Removing invasive caimans from Florida Everglades

‘Terrifying’: Tuesday Was Hottest Day Ever, Breaking Record Set Just 24 Hours Earlier

A Decade After Water Crisis, Art Brings Hope and Healing to Flint

The California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA) Will Hurt African American and Other Minority Owned Newspapers

COMING SOON — FREE TICKETS to Advance Screening of The Fall Guy

FREE TICKETS: Advance Screening of ABIGAIL

Monthly Archives: August, 2017

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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

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NNPA President Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Inspires Graduates with Powerful Commencement Address at Voorhees University

Medgar Evers, Rep. Clyburn, Among Nineteen Honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom