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Recently, a coalition of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida to block the implementation of Senate Bill 90, Florida’s discriminatory voter suppression law. The new law creates major obstacles to vote-by-mail, curtails access to drop boxes, and criminalizes line warming activities such as providing water to voters. The lawsuit, announced during a press conference, was filed by Advancement Project National Office, Demos, and LatinoJustice PRLDEF on behalf of Florida Rising, Faith in Florida, Equal Ground Education Fund, UnidosUS, the Hispanic Federation and Poder Latinx.

    As a Black woman, there are certains things that are held in high regard. One of those things is your appearance. Women take care of their appearance and spend time and energy putting together an outfit. Congresswoman Fredricka Wilson is definitely a woman that loves to put together an ensemble. Wilson made headlines recently as she showcased her hat collection and talked about her inspiration behind wearing hats on the Netflix show “Worn Stories.”

For decades, there has been a history of talented athletes earning insurmountable salaries overnight, then ultimately finding themselves struggling financially.

Publisher Bobby Henry took part in this experience a few years ago. This year Arri Henry geared up and took flight while encouraging others to take risks + keep your faith and trust GOD!

     It’s official. Florida A&M University (FAMU) is the fall destination for highly recruited scholar Curtis Lawrence III. The 16-year-old Washington, D.C., graduating senior announced in a video on social media his eagerly awaited decision to enroll as part of the FAMU Class of 2025.