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Trump’s Erasure Campaign Reaches Langston Golf Course

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By Stacy Brown, Washington Informer Under President Donald Trump, policies and places rooted in African American history, autonomy, or self-determination have been stripped for parts or...

Ken Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.

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How the Government’s Obligation to Keep Foreign Workers Safe Collided With Its Efforts to Keep Farms Afloat

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My Maddening Quest to Find Out if Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed

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Tropical Depression Threatens Florida Panhandle as Hurricane Season Awakens

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Aid cuts leave at least one million women and girls without vital support

The warning comes in a new report, Beyond the Breaking Point, which finds that those providing essential services to women and girls are being...

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$1 Million Settlement Closes Lawsuit—but Not Questions From Osceola Deputy Shooting

Osceola County has agreed to a $1 million settlement...

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Florida Supreme Court Rejects Proposed Reprimand in ‘Chopped Cotton’ Judicial Misconduct Case

The Florida Supreme Court has rejected a proposed disciplinary...

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COMMENTARY: From Chains to Change — Frederick Douglass’ Question Still Echoes Across America’s 250-Year Journey

Op-Ed Guest Columnist - July 22, 2026 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When abolitionist Frederick Douglass rose to speak on July 5, 1852, he did not come to celebrate America’s independence. He came...

COMMENTARY: The Basis of Freedom: Reclaiming Land as an Act of Liberation

Op-Ed Guest Columnist - July 18, 2026 0

I often look to our Ancestors to guide my service to the Black community today. They connect me to the movement that has been...

EDITORIAL: The Orlando Advocate’s Continuing Commitment to Its Readers

Op-Ed Kevin Seraaj - July 13, 2026 0

Today's edition represents more than the publication of yet another newspaper. To each of us here it marks the beginning of a renewed...

OP-Ed: The Place Where the Rainbow Never Ends

Ben Jealous Ben Jealous - July 13, 2026 0

A brick, a beach, and a lesson that never stopped moving By Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com) - There is an old man in the movement who still...

Environment

EarthTalk: Are disposable plastic straws really so terrible for the environment?

Earth Talk - March 9, 2026

Dear EarthTalk: Are disposable plastic straws really so terrible for the environment and what are some good alternatives that won’t get mushy...

Dr. Benjamin Chavis Celebrated as ‘Father of the Environmental Justice movement’

November 20, 2025

COMMENTARY: We Need Strong Intellectual Property Rights for a Sustainable Future

June 27, 2025

Orange County to Host Public Workshop on Special Protection Area for the St. Johns River Basin

June 21, 2025

Can We Phase Out Styrofoam?

July 19, 2024

Africa

After an Ebola centre was attacked, peacekeepers moved in next door

UN News Service - July 25, 2026

On 16 July, the UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) deployed the base near the town of Nyakunde, in Ituri Province...

Wildfires surge across Europe as Spain and France battle major blazes

July 25, 2026

‘Business as usual is a business of death’: UN adopts road safety pledge over US objection

July 21, 2026

DR Congo: Ebola outbreak still expanding, WHO sees signs of stabilization

July 21, 2026

Health response brings lifesaving care closer to thousands in Yemen

July 20, 2026

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Nurture, Inc., Negro Southern League Museum Look to Preserve History While Healing the Community

Faith

Children in This Church Were Sexually Abused. Then They Began Abusing Other Kids. Some Continued as Adults.

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Budget Fishing Trip Ideas Gain Attention as Travel Costs Stay High

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What Is the Connection Between Health and Homelessness?

Featured

Ken Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.

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Movie Screening: You, Me & Tuscany

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Advance Screening – WICKED: FOR GOOD

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FREE TICKET OFFER – Advance Screening of ‘The Black Phone 2’

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FREE TICKETS– Advance Screening of JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH

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Crime

Former Orange County Probation Officer Accused of Helping Fentanyl Trafficking Ring

Lee Dixon - July 21, 2026

Crime

Trump Administration Launches Crackdown on Teacher Sexual Misconduct Following KQED-ProPublica Investigation

propublica.org - July 14, 2026

Featured

Ken Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.

The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas is...

World

‘Judges should be superhuman’: The invisible burden behind the bench

When conflict erupts, disasters strike or political crises unfold,...

World

‘Women do not stop giving birth in an emergency’ – one month after Venezuela quakes

Paula Narvaez, Regional Director for Latin America and the...

World

After an Ebola centre was attacked, peacekeepers moved in next door

On 16 July, the UN peacekeeping mission in DR...

World

Wildfires surge across Europe as Spain and France battle major blazes

Wildfires destroyed 2.2 million hectares of land in the...

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Crime

Former Orange County Probation Officer Accused of Helping Fentanyl Trafficking Ring

Crime

Trump Administration Launches Crackdown on Teacher Sexual Misconduct Following KQED-ProPublica Investigation

Immigration

What the Trump Administration’s Videos From a Chicago Immigration Raid Don’t Show

Immigration

This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.

Immigration

Arizona Police Agencies Were Once at the Forefront of Local Immigration Enforcement. Now Most Are Avoiding It.

What the insurance industry sees when it looks at your home

Author: BlackPressUSA Newswire What the insurance industry sees when it looks at your home is why its replacement cost matters more than its market value,...

Faith

Children in This Church Were Sexually Abused. Then They Began Abusing Other Kids. Some Continued as Adults.

For two sisters raised in a family of 11 children that moved back and forth between Washington state and South Dakota, danger didn’t come...

Education

Assemblymember Mike Gipson: Tragic Compton Shootings Drive Home Need for Stronger Gun Control Legislation

Author: BlackPressUSA Newswire Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) says a deadly Fourth of July weekend shooting in Compton that claimed the life of one of...

World

Haiti: Signs of hope despite gang violence and political uncertainty

Powerful armed gangs control large parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and continue expanding into other parts of the country. Families are fleeing their homes...

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