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R.H. Boyd, since 1896, has published Sunday School books, church hymnals, Vacation Bible School marketing materials and study guides for the nation’s 8.5 million African American Baptists. Boyd Publishing is one of two independently Black-owned publishing companies that produces and prints Christian inspirational resources for African American churches and communities across the country.

     Boseman was no stranger to playing iconic characters, bursting onto the big screen in 2013’s 42 as baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in major league baseball. Boseman went on to star as Soul legend James Brown in 2014’s Get On Up and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall in 2017. Boseman brought a quiet dignity and powerful presence to these characters, with performances reflective of the weight they hold in world culture.

     Kyle Rittenhouse, the alleged gunman behind a deadly shooting spree during a protest over Jacob Blake‘s shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, late Tuesday night, was seen in the front row of a Trump rally earlier this year. The apparently pro-police 17-year-old who was initially linked to law enforcement through social media reports attended a rally for the president in Iowa on January 2, BuzzFeed News first reported. The report was based on a video apparently recorded by Rittenhouse himself from an intimate vantage point and posted to his TikTok account.

     On Thursday, Aug. 27, Biden’s campaigned announced it would launch a national “Shop Talk” series – a weekly roundtable to engage Black men. The inaugural segment takes place at 7 p.m. EST tonight. It features Biden Campaign Co-Chair Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), actor Terrence J, hip-hop icon Jermaine Dupri, AllHipHop. AllHipHop.com CEO Chuck Creekmur, and attorney Bakari Sellers.

     “We can’t wait any longer; we got to move. The CARES Act was an important step towards providing relief, but more help is needed. We knew, for example, that an eviction moratorium without the provision of rental assistance would only delay disastrous outcomes as families would have to pay, more than they could afford, a lump sum of three to four months of unpaid rent at the expiration of the moratorium,” said Waters.

      The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which barred states from considering a voter’s sex in determining eligibility, is commonly credited with expanding the right to vote to women, but the amendment didn’t actually guarantee all women the right to vote. Although the amendment, which was ratified 100 years ago Tuesday, eased the obstacles some women faced at the ballot box, Black women still faced legal barriers.

     In her historic speech accepting the vice-presidential nomination for the Democratic party, Sen. Kamala Harris introduced her family — among them her beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, “The Divine Nine” and others from historically Black colleges and universities.

     Get information on food banks in Broward County and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A number of non-profit organizations, churches and charities operate across the region and provide free food to the low income and needy. Some pantries near you also provide clients with additional services, such as Meals on Wheels for senior citizens or the disabled.