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Oh Biden, Where Art Thou? Does the Black Votes Count Too?

  By  Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief Can you believe it? We are just about at the end of our celebrated Black History Month. Well it is true but don’t forget it’s also that time of year where we are all asked to go the polls and cast our votes for you know who, the president and…

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters Sounds the Alarm On Our Nation’s Worsening Housing and Homelessness During Press Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  During last week’s 2024 Democratic Issues Conference, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, hosted a breakout session entitled, “Housing for All: Tackling the Affordable Housing and Homelessness Crisis.” The breakout session included Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Housing and…

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Lionel Richie and Diana Ross To Headline Inaugural Fool In Love Festival

(LOS ANGELES – February 13, 2024) – Lionel Richie and Diana Ross will headline the inaugural Fool In Love Festival at Hollywood Park on the grounds adjacent to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on Saturday, August 31, 2024. The festival will bring legendary performances from pop, soul, and R&B greats including Santana, Al Green, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, The Isley…

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GET ON BOARD, A Reverent Black History, A Musical-By Jamima B. Jones

This fifty five minute black spiritual music piece is a short, sweet, and complete ‘homage’ to the nobility, sophistication and rousing fortitude and effectiveness of our own sacred and soulful sounds from the very depths of our people’s souls and experiences here in America. Deeply rooted in African culture, our musical expression is a truly…

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I Am With Monique When It Comes to Tiffany Haddish

The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief You go girl! Monique gets my vote when she set the record straight with Ms. Tiffany Haddish. Yes, she does. As a newspaper owner since 1995, I’ve been there and done that when it comes to celebrities. But my own experience with Tiffany Haddish gives me confidence to…

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