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U.S. News & World Report ranks FAMU best public HBCU again Local News

U.S. News & World Report ranks FAMU best public HBCU again

September 23, 2020

FAMU Office of Communications Florida A&M University is again the highest-ranked public historically Black college and university, according to U.S News & World Report 2021 Best Colleges ranking of top public universities.   FAMU ranked 117 among Top Public Universities, up from No. 123 a year ago. North Carolina A&T

FSU to launch search for Thrasher’s replacement Local News

FSU to launch search for Thrasher’s replacement

September 23, 2020

News Service of Florida Florida State University is launching a national search to replace President John Thrasher, who advised the school’s Board of Trustees “the time is right to begin planning for FSU’s future.” In a message also posted on the university’s website last Friday, Thrasher, 76, didn’t use the

‘Not Forgotten,’ 26 missing children recovered in U.S. Marshal operation National News

‘Not Forgotten,’ 26 missing children recovered in U.S. Marshal operation

September 23, 2020

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In 2018, the National Newspaper Publishers Association launched a series on the plight of missing children of color – focusing primarily on missing Black girls. The series, which continues with regular updates, included the development of partnerships with several organizations that focus on

Chairwoman Maxine Waters sounds alarm on coming wave of evictions National News

Chairwoman Maxine Waters sounds alarm on coming wave of evictions

September 23, 2020

By Lauren Victoria BurkeNNPA Newswire Contributor Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat who is Chairwoman of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, is sounding the alarm on what she says will be an eviction crisis in the U.S. after the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic, which hit the U.S. in

Lawlessness and disorder: America’s mistreatment of its Black citizens Opinions

Lawlessness and disorder: America’s mistreatment of its Black citizens

September 23, 2020

Dr. Julianne Malveaux When a 17-year-old White boy walks down the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, with a loaded automatic weapon, he is cheered and thanked by the police and offered a water bottle.  No matter that he’d killed two people and wounded another.  His attorney says it was self-defense, and

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Williams-Cox calls for calm amidst protests Feature

Williams-Cox calls for calm amidst protests

September 23, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer When City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox finally spoke during last Wednesday’s marathon meeting, she pleaded

Searching for a cure

Searching for a cure

September 23, 2020

Census-takers rushing to complete house calls by end of month
U.S. News & World Report ranks FAMU best public HBCU again
FSU to launch search for Thrasher’s replacement
‘Not Forgotten,’ 26 missing children recovered in U.S. Marshal operation National News

‘Not Forgotten,’ 26 missing children recovered in U.S. Marshal operation

September 23, 2020

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In 2018, the National Newspaper Publishers Association launched a series on the plight

Chairwoman Maxine Waters sounds alarm on coming wave of evictions
In Mississippi, Black girl’s family still looking for justice in four-year-old school bus case
Black News Channel’s Kelly Wright interviews President Trump
Rep. Waters applauds decision by six NBA teams to boycott playoff games following the shooting of Jacob Blake

Sports

Wilson had remarkable career as receiver at FAMU Sports

Wilson had remarkable career as receiver at FAMU

September 23, 2020

FAMU Athletics Just three months after the death of the coach who recruited him to play football at FAMU where he had a remarkable career, receiver Robert Wilson unexpectedly passed

Big special teams play not enough to save Seminoles
FAMU places six on All-MEAC preseason football teams
Ortega shows potential in boxing tournament

Opinions

Lawlessness and disorder: America’s mistreatment of its Black citizens Opinions

Lawlessness and disorder: America’s mistreatment of its Black citizens

September 23, 2020

Dr. Julianne Malveaux When a 17-year-old White boy walks down the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, with a loaded automatic weapon, he is cheered and thanked by the police and offered

Americans pay price as Trump fails to lead
Black riders matter

Black riders matter

September 23, 2020

For this teacher, this transition is bittersweet

Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response To the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response To the Coronavirus

May 2, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Saturday, May 2, 2020 Let us continue to pray that our Lord will lead the scientists and physicians to find

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

May 1, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Friday, May 1, 2020 Well, my brothers and sisters, the Lord has blessed us to see the fifth month in

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 30, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Thursday, April 30, 2020 Are you determined to run on to see what the end will be? A person of

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 29, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Wednesday, April 29, 2020 My devotionals this week are about the significance of identity, destiny and legacy. I took a

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 28, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Tuesday, April 28, 2020 You are destiny’s child; you are a person of destiny and you were born to be

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 27, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Monday, April 27, 2020 I strongly believe that God has given each of us a God-sized dream and destiny. God

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 26, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Sunday, April 26, 2020 I have been greatly blessed by almighty God to have been born into a family that