Monthly Archives: July, 2014

Entertainment

Farrakhan Challenges The Hip Hop Community: ‘Accept The Responsibility of Leadership’

Kevin Seraaj - July 24, 2014

With this column I step aside to share excerpts of a speech entitled “A Message To The National Hip Hop Summit” delivered by Minister Louis Farrakhan on...

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The Tyger Voyage

Gary Roen - July 20, 2014

The Tyger Voyage Richard Adams & Nicola Bayley David R. Godine Publisher Post Office Box 450 Jeffrey New Hampshire 03452 www.godine.com 9781567924916, $15.95 www.amazon.com When I saw the name...

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Pizza in Pienza

Gary Roen - July 19, 2014

Pizza in Pienza By Susan Fillion David R. Godine Publisher Post Office Box 450 Jeffrey New Hampshire 03452 www.godine.com 9781567924596, $17.95 www.amazon.com Most of us like pizza and “Pizza in...

Faith

WHOSE TIME IS IT ANYWAY?

Orlando Advocate - July 18, 2014

Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times When life gets really upside down with me spiritually, I get anxious and scattered. If not...

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Middle School Ultimate Showdown

Gary Roen - July 17, 2014

Middle School Ultimate Showdown James Patterson & Julia Bergen Little Brown and Company c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 www.HatchetteBookGroupUSA.com 9780316322119, $13.99 www.amazon.com “Middle...

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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

Gaza: Resuming night-time aid deliveries, UN reports ‘dire’ conditions

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

Quinn Minute: School recess was the best

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

IN MEMORIAM: The Burton Wire — Interview Louis Gossett Jr.

OP-ED: Why the Biden campaign should invest in the Black Press

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

Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers

Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality: UN General Assembly President

UN leaders call for more action to end racism and discrimination

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

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

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

Monthly Archives: July, 2014

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Local author releases inspiring new children’s book

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IN MEMORIAM: New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr. Dies at 65

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