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Dec 17 2022

(Phoenix) Tis the Season: ASU Que’s Gift Early Christmas for Deserving BGCAZ Youth

By DL White The Boys and Girls Club of America has enjoyed a prosperous and healthy 162 year run assisting youth from various walks of life in various communities across the country in grades K – 12 build character and develop leadership skills through structured activities. Founded by three ladies Mary & Alice Goodwin, along […]

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Dec 12 2022

HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice Vol. XII: Let it go Louie!!

By George Napier Barnes, III My favorite Super Bowl commercial featured an irate lizard who was upset because a group of frogs won an audition to be the spokesperson (if you could imagine a frog as a person) for the King of Beers, Budweiser. Each frog in the trio croaked one sound in secession. The

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Nov 30 2022

OWN: Debuts Provocative New Series “All The Single Ladies” January 6 Premiere

Series will feature real conversations about intimacy, dating, love and sex from the lens of Black women from all walks of life. Los Angeles, CA – Next year, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will debut its new unscripted series “All The Single Ladies,” a provocative view of intimacy and dating in the modern world from the

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Nov 30 2022

HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice Vol. XI: Critical Sports Theory

By George Napier Barnes, III I have to open up this article with a disclosure. The views in this piece are mine. I have studied this subject matter for years and have come to the conclusion (as I have written before) that the NCAA is not our friend. I am on record for stating as

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Nov 30 2022

Phoenix Remembering a Real Hero: Lt. Col. Asa Herring Tuskegee Pilot and Community Servant/Leader

By DL White By DL White In society and throughout history there has been a plethora of fictional heros presented via the Silverscreen. Such characters as Batman, Spiderman and Superman, Thor, Ironman and of course the legendary superhero Black Panther from Wakanda………all real in our minds but myths. One “real superhero” who actually refused to be acknowledged as

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Nov 7 2022

Thanksgiving Roundup: HOTEL EDITION

By Deah Berry Mitchell Looking for something different this Thanksgiving? With the recent announcement that the GDP increased over 2% the estimates that a recession will likely not hit until potentially 2024 have relaxed some of our woes. Although many consumers are still being cautious, they are finding small ways to pamper themselves and loved

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Nov 3 2022

HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice Vol. X: Rising to the Top

By George Napier Barnes, III It is my belief, especially in sporting competition, that no matter how hard and long you shake up something, when it’s all said and done, the cream (best teams) will always rise to top. With less than a month remaining in the 2022 HBCU Football season the shake ups during

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Oct 13 2022

HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice: Vol. VIII It’s Homecoming Ya know?

By G. Napier Barnes, III. We stated in an earlier writing that October is officially HBCU Homecoming Month. An HBCU homecoming, unlike a homecoming at a PWI, is a combination fashion show, cook-out, jam session, step show, bid whist/spades/golf tournament(s) and parties with a football game added in as a time to chill out. Homecoming

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Oct 12 2022

Gas prices rising again. Is this Political?

Commentary By DL White Saudi Arabia is Not Acting like an Allie? News flash! Just as friends don’t allow friends to drive drunk….Oil producing countries (that are supposed to be an ally) don’t (or should not) cut crude oil production when crude is being withheld by a major oil producing country involved in an unprovoked

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Oct 12 2022

Phoenix Ques and Friends Tee it Up for a Noble Cause

The back – 9 was unyielding, the heat and new construction overpowered the usually green and scenic resort at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Resort. Nonetheless the show/event went on and in spite of the renovation those gathered weathered through it and made it a positive and actually good day. It is the AZ in late

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