FAMU’s decision to end pre-season Orange Blossom Classic participation against JSU or any other team is based in sound, judicious reasoning, emanating from AD Tiffani Dawn-Sykes’ determination to put the entire athletic department in a solid financial position after a thorough assessment of past practices, decisions and rationales. […]
Florida A&M University suspended all football-related activities after a rap music video featuring some of the team’s players was recorded without permission in a football locker room. […]
Bronny James, the oldest son of LeBron and Savanna James, was rushed to a local hospital after a 911 call from the University of Southern California’s Galen Center, the school’s arena and practice facility shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, according to TMZ, which first reported the incident. […]
As Governor DeSantis and the State Board of Education try to whitewash the history of slavery in America and Florida, banning books cannot stop the truth of American history. After slavery there was the Reconstruction era, and violence raised its ugly head, and Black men were lynched for trying to vote. […]
The 130 year history of Sears and Roebuck was a burden and a blessing for Blacks. America’s leading retailer for much of the twentieth century was founded in 1893 by Richard Sears, who quickly partnered with Alvah Roebuck. […]
The NCAA has sought legislative action from Washington since losing its NIL case, and the early returns are promising for the organization. According to the discussion draft, bill would “set a national NIL policy, preempts most if not all state NIL laws, creates an NIL database for transparency and even grants the NCAA authority to create rules to enforce provisions in the Act while affording the association a degree of legal protection.” […]
The harrowing video shows 23-year-old Jadarrius Rose obeying orders from troopers to get on his knees and keep his hands in the air. Despite complying with the commands, Rose became the victim of a police dog attack, further fueling concerns about law enforcement’s excessive use of force. […]
The settlement, submitted to the Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, July 19, could potentially become one of the largest payouts in history for a lawsuit involving mass arrests, according to legal experts closely monitoring the case. […]
Bank of America recently announced four Broward County high school juniors and seniors were selected as Student Leaders® (#BofAStudentLeaders), an eight-week paid summer internship providing students with first-hand experience in serving their communities. As part of the program, the students are developing leadership and practical workforce skills while working with local nonprofits, including the YMCA of South Florida, all while earning $17 per hour. […]
When it comes to climate change, one two-letter word has me totally perplexed: “we.” There’s an implication of global unity — a transcendent “we,” marching as to war (so to speak) — facing humanity’s greatest crisis, undoing the exploitative, Earth-destroying aspects of our social structure and grabbing control over the planet’s rising temperature. We need to do everything we can! […]
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