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New Jersey's oldest Black-owned newspaper circa 1904


Growing Crisis: Suicide Rates Raising at Alarming Rates Among Black Youth. It’s Time We Have A Talk.
Press Release From DHCommunications/Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide (SPTS) Alert-Alert-Alert The relaunched Echo, NJ's oldest...
Donna Halinski-Hondorp
Mar 23, 20234 min read


Why Are Pediatricians Refusing To Provide Black American Babies With Antibiotics in America?
White and Foreign pediatricians are refusing to provide American babies with the normal resource of antibiotics in America. As a result...

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Mar 13, 20236 min read


Flawless by Gabrielle Union Lift As We Climb Business Grant Application Opportunity!
Grant proposal Deadline April 19, 2023 Flawless by Gabrielle Union Share! "Historically, there has been a significant gap in access to...

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Mar 11, 20232 min read


Marching In 2023 With Civic Engagement Regarding N.J.'s Wealth Disparity Gap Task Force Visit 12/22
Today's chat is a strong cup of coffee! The relaunched Echo had the extreme pleasure of reporting on a meeting held by the Wealth...

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Mar 11, 202310 min read


POLICING, POLICY & PROCEDURE ROUNDTABLE AT SAINT JAMES A.M.E. CHURCH NEWARK NJ FEB 28TH 7:00 P.M.
REV DR. RONALD SLAUGHTER WILL HOST A WONDERFUL DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC OF POLICING, POLICY, AND PROCEDURE ON THIS TUESDAY, FEB 28, 2023....

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Feb 25, 20231 min read


"GOOD TROUBLE!" WITH NEWARK MAYOR RAS BARAKA! NEPTUNE TWP BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION TODAY, FEB 25TH
COME OUT AND SUPPORT NEPTUNE TOWNSHIPS BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION WITH NEWARK, NJ MAYOR RAS BARAKA, AS HE SHARES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW...

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Feb 25, 20232 min read


Justice For Rasheem! Another Young Blackman Murdered And Lynched In Mississippi.
https://new.finalcall.com/2023/02/07/family-demands-answers-in-disappearance-and-death-of-rasheem-carter/ Rasheem Ryelle Carter was a...

Umar Muhajjir
Feb 22, 20233 min read


President Joe Biden Boldly Visits President Zelenskyy In Ukraine February 20, 2023
President Joe Biden made a sudden unforeseen visit to Ukraine, where he stood boldly with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a "defiant...

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Feb 21, 20231 min read


Echo News TV Black Beauty For February 2023 Ms. Lorrie Haymon!
Dear friends, readers, and supporters, the relaunched Echo will present monthly Black beauties from N.J. This proactive step to...

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Feb 18, 20232 min read


All Because We Thrived - Black Wall Street By Umar Muhajjir
Black History Report Greenwood District Tulsa Oklahoma Before Race Riots Happened 1921. Today I want to talk about a city not many of us...

Umar Muhajjir
Feb 17, 20233 min read


Murphy Goes To Ukraine To Witness Humanitarian Crisis
Governor Murphy, for some reason, had an opportunity to visit "war-gripped Ukraine on Thursday ahead of a planned trip to Germany for a...

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Feb 17, 20232 min read


HOPE YOU HAD A HAPPY VALENTINES DAY, AND BY THE WAY, "SEX AIN'T BETTER THAN LOVE."
Commentary: Valentine's Day is a day celebrated throughout the United States. It's a day when lovers celebrate and openly share their...

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Feb 15, 20235 min read


TWO YOUNG TALENTS FACE OFF IN SUPERBOWL 2023! Written by: Umar Muhajjir
The day football lovers worldwide have been waiting for is almost amongst us, and this years Superbowl features two of the leagues most...

Umar Muhajjir
Feb 11, 20232 min read


Who Murdered Afro-Native Muslim Muriyd 'Two Clouds' Ramapough Lenape Activist Of Mahwah N.J.
July 3, 2022, Two Clouds, a faithful Lenape plus Mohawk advocate who is the direct descendant of Ramapough Lenape Natives of Mahwah, NJ, was found in the water after four days in the Ramapo River during the summer dead; there has been no investigation into his death per family member till this day. Two Clouds was found in the water with his lower body on the shore. And his upper body in the water. He was very decomposed, and the water was shallow during the summer months when

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Feb 11, 20236 min read


VALENTINE DAY LUNCHEON SPONSORED BY PILLARS OF HARVEST MINISTRIES AT THE W.S.C.C. ASBURY PARK, N.J.
Pillars Of Harvest Ministries Inc. Elder Antonious Thigpen & His Beautiful Wife Minister Thigpen Married for 31 Loving Years. When:...

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Feb 10, 20231 min read


THE KING JAMES VERSION Written by: Umar Muhajjir
Some sports critics thought that when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired from the NBA in 1989, his league-leading all-time scorer title would...

Umar Muhajjir
Feb 10, 20232 min read


Black History Spotlight: Reeveytown A.M.E. Zion Church (1882) Tinton Falls, NJ
Churches, Collection, Lawrence E. Walker Foundation Collection November 30, 2011 Provided by Pure History https://purehistory.org/about-u...
Lawrence E. Walker
Feb 9, 20232 min read


Facial Recognition Concerns Take Stage At NYC’s Most Hallowed Venues.
Tandy Lau Amsterdam News Public Safety Reporter Credit: Bill Moore photo February 2, 2023 "The Apollo Theater is back in the national...
Tandy Lau
Feb 8, 20234 min read


STOP LOUIS CICALESE & BARATTA FROM DESECRATING THE RUFFIN FAMILY CEMETERY BY SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT
Addendum: The request was received on Feb 7, 2023, to remove Carrie Ruffin Jone's name per the article. KBE 2/9/2023 Deadline Feb 8,...

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Feb 6, 20234 min read


NWS Earle NJ Held A Black History Commemoration For Local Colored Troops From The Civil War & Beyond
The Naval Weapons Station (N.W.S.) located at the Earl Navy Base in Monmouth County, New Jersey, held a "Commemoration & Celebration Of...

Karen Brittingham-Edmond
Feb 4, 20233 min read
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