Religion

Rev. Dr. James Curtis Eubanks Sr.

Reverend James Curtis Eubanks was born and raised in St. Augustine, Florida where he received the foundational teachings of the Church of God at the Palmo Street Church. He was the son of the late Elder Bennie E. Eubanks, Sr., former Pastor and Founder of the Reformation Church of God on 15th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. […]

National News

VIDEO: Rashard Brooks and the Tale of Two Police Officers and Officer Discretion

     The encounter included many different moments over 40 minutes. The police were called when Brooks fell asleep in line in the drive thru lane. Brooks was intoxicated. Video shows Officer Devin Bronsan, who joined the Atlanta Police Department in 2018, driving first to wake up Brooks. Officer Bronsan asked Brooks to move his vehicle out of the drive-thru lane and Brooks politely complied. […]

News

Movie review: ‘The King of Staten Island’

If you haven’t found Pete Davidson funny after six years on “Saturday Night Live,” two hours watching his semi-biographical film “The King of Staten Island” likely won’t change your mind. Prolonged adolescence, arrested development,and selective […]

Opinions

Systemic Racism: America’s Enduring Pandemic

     While in the midst of dealing with the Covid-19 virus, on May 25 we were reminded of another long standing pandemic—systemic racism. Watching the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer play out before my eyes, I was hurt and enraged not only over this horrendous act but the nature in which it was carried out—with the officer kneeling over Mr. Floyd with one knee planted deep into his neck, slowing and cavalierly killing him over a period of almost 9 minutes. […]