HBCU bands to perform at Trump’s inauguration sparking backlash
PHOTO COURTESY OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY Miami – Two HBCU bands that were invited to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Parade on Jan. …
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The ‘Negro Fort’ On MLK weekend, paean to Seminole Maroons
BLANCHE A. WILLIAMS, A.K.A. FLUTEITY: The performing artist, composer and Afro-Indigenous flautist brings her sacred sounds to the Cleansing Ceremony at Loxhatchee Battlefield on Sunday …
Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?
President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month. It’s an action put in …
Lapointe exits before return of Trump
MARKENZY LAPOINTE: First Haitianborn U.S. attorney is latest appointed by Biden to resign ahead of pending inauguration. PHOTO COURTESY U.S. ATTORNEY OFFICE FOR FLORIDA SOUTHERN …
Here’s what you need to know about credit card defaults
STOCK PHOTO New York (AP) — Credit card defaults are on the rise for Americans, reaching the highest level in 14 years. U.S. credit card …
Miami hosts America’s oldest, largest MLK Jr. Day Parade
FOLLOWING SACRED GROUND: Free public event and Family Festival honors and advances Dr. King’s legacy STOCK PHOTO Miami (BPRW) – Recognized as the most influential …
Rep. Barbara Lee exits Congress as a renegade following mentor Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
Rep. Barbara Lee PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA Washington (AP) — Rep. Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of …
New Orleans mourns victims of truck attack with tearful vigil and celebration of life
New Orleans (AP) — New Orleans mourned, wept and danced at a vigil Saturday evening along the famous thoroughfare where a man rammed a pickup …
‘Keep the Dream Alive’
I come today to talk to you about the Black man from Africa. Yes, that man. The first man. The original man. The man whom …
As MLK holiday nears, Bernice King urges people to really focus on his teachings
Bernice King PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYVILLE.EDU ATLANTA (AP) — As the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter is …