Welcome to our May 2025 issue, the second-to-last issue before the June 24th Democratic Primary. This month, on Tuesday, May 20th, throughout the county, there will be elections for School Board and Library Board Trustees and votes for the 2025-2026 budgets. You can see a complete list of candidates on page 10. As you can see from the front cover, this issue is dedicated to celebrating the Life & Legacy of Malcolm X on pages 14-15. He would have turned 100 on May 19th. I also wrote an editorial celebrating the legacy of faith and activism (page 24). This month, our Black 2 Business spotlight is Jasmine Clarke, founder of So Jazzed Esthetics (page 12). May is also Mental Health Awareness Month, and Publisher Damon K Jones penned an article, “Recognizing Black Minds Must Matter” (page 25). Andrew Wang and Dr. José Valentino Ruiz composed a powerful article on how “Beatboxing is a Therapeutic Tool for Speech Impediments (pages 20-21). And as always, we filled the pages of this issue with many other informative articles and the News With The Black Point Of View.”
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