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The Florida Star
Published May 11City Rescue Mission Marks Eight Decades of Transforming Lives with Powerful Evening of Story and Impact
Jacksonville, Fla. — City Rescue Mission’s 80th anniversary banquet was more than a milestone celebration; it was a deeply moving reminder of the lives changed through eight decades of quiet, faithful service to the community’s most vulnerable. Held before a packed room of civic…
The Florida Star
Published March 20Ed. Dept. Dismissed 90% of Discrimination Cases, Report Says
WORD IN BLACK — At the same time, the Government Accountability Office found that the administration’s attempt to lay off about half of the department’s Office for Civil Rights — a move that was challenged in court — may have cost taxpayers as much as $38 million over the nine…
The Florida Star
Published March 20OP-ED: Black America’s 2026 Urban Challenges: Mayor Mamdani Case Study
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We are the Black Press of America. For the past 199 years, since the first publication of Freedom’s Journal in New York City in 1827, we have had to call out those who pretended to be our political allies. Accountability from those we help to elect is A fair and…
The Florida Star
Published March 20Op-Ed: No, Mr. Secretary, America doesn’t need an actual patriotic press
As the U.S.- and Israel-led war continues to expand, its justifications have grown thinner and its timeline more elusive. At the same time, the Trump administration appears increasingly eager to rein in unfavorable coverage. During a Pentagon press briefing on March 13, 2026,…
The Florida Star
Published March 20IN MEMORIAM: Civil Rights Icon Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. Passes Away at 84
NY AMSTERDAM NEWS — In the early 1960s when young activists were fighting against race-based discrimination Jackson was among them, unaware of the role he would play in the Civil Rights Movement over the next several decades. By the time of his passing, he had lived to see the…