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Month: July 2015

Business

Newman Elected JAA Board Chair

July 7, 2015 Staff 0

The JAXPORT Board of Directors has unanimously selected a new slate of officer. The following officers will each serve a one-year term starting July 1, 2015: Chair: Dr. John Allen Newman Vice Chair: Robert F. […]

Business

Working Your Way Through Retirement

July 7, 2015 Staff 0

If your Golden Years Leave You Bored or Broke, Consider Part-Time Job Many people who waited eagerly for the day they could stop working and enjoy a leisurely retirement find that the reality doesn’t match […]

National

SC Senate Votes to Take Down Flag; House OK Still Needed

July 6, 2015 Staff 0

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Senate has voted  to remove the Confederate flag from a pole on the Statehouse grounds, though the proposal still needs approval from the state House and the governor. The bill requires […]

Political

Reflections: Mayor Alvin Brown Speaks on the Past Four Years

July 6, 2015 Staff 0

Mayor Alvin Brown recently spoke exclusively with the Free Press’s Lynn Jones answering questions on the past four years and advancements made during his administration. Visit www.jacksonvillefreepress.com under Politics to read what Jacksonville’s first African-American Mayor […]

Education

Jax Student Named Ambassador for Steve Harvey’s Disney Dreamer’s Academy

July 6, 2015 Staff 0

  After already distinguishing themselves among thousands to be selected for the exclusive Disney Dreamers Academy, five program alumni have further differentiated themselves by being chosen to serve as program ambassadors, also known as Champions, […]

Political

Donald Trump: African American Youth Have Lost Their Spirit

July 6, 2015 Staff 0

On the same day that a New Hampshire poll put Donald Trump second in the race to be the Republican Party’s nominee for president in 2016, the New York mogul said that African-American youths had […]

Entertainment

Misty Copeland Becomes First African-American Principal Dancer American Ballet Theatre

July 6, 2015 Staff 0

Last week, Misty Copeland became American Ballet Theatre’s first African-American principal dancer in its 75-year history. Copeland was promoted from Soloist and has been with the company for 14 years. Copeland was born in Kansas […]

Political

Mayor Curry Announces Key Appointments

July 6, 2015 Staff 0

Mayor Lenny Curry has appointed Kerri Stewart as his Chief-of-Staff; former City Councilman Dr. Johnny Gaffney as the Mayor’s Liaison to Boards and Commissions; former City Councilwoman E. Denise Lee as Director of Blight Initiatives; […]

Editorials

Neutralizing the Right Wing Political Agenda

July 3, 2015 Staff 0

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist There’s a lesson to be learned from the Confederate flag quickly and unexpectedly falling into disfavor following the murder of nine Bible-studying African Americans, including the pastor, at Emanuel […]

Editorials

The Confederate Flag was Never ‘Misappropriated’

July 3, 2015 Staff 0

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The other night I listened to a South Carolina state legislator announce his support for pulling down the Confederate battle flag (of the Army of Northern Virginia) from the […]

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