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Month: October 2015

Obituaries

Final Services Set for Educator Aria Rogers Peterson

October 20, 2015 Staff 0

Final services have been set for longtime Duval County educator Mrs. Aria Louise Rogers Peterson who transitioned Saturday, October 10, 2015. She is preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, the late Albert […]

Lifestyle

First Coast Community Outreach Program Inspires and Educates

October 20, 2015 Staff 0

By C.S. Bennett People attending the recent First Coast Community Outreach Program at the Salem Center, were treated to an inspirational collection of speakers who gave insight to their personal triumphs and their love of […]

Editorials

Despite Mediocre Recruitment Efforts, Republicans Still Haven’t Gained Ground with Blacks

October 20, 2015 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood For the past half dozen election cycles, Republicans have “said” that they want to attract more blacks to their party. It’s almost like that strange schoolmate that you rarely even said hello […]

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Editorials

A New Breed of Bigoted Politicians

October 20, 2015 Staff 0

By Oscar H. Blayton NNPA Guest Columnist Among the many windswept cliffs that stand guard on the shores of the island of Okinawa, one is known for its particularly gruesome history. “Suicide Cliff” is located […]

Editorials

“Feral” Facebook Comments Show Racism is Alive and Well

October 20, 2015 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist You can run, but you can’t hide from racism. I was preparing to write a column on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the trade agreement that President Barack Obama wants to […]

Community

Early Risers: Mentors Focus on Respect, Leadership and Educational Success at the Elementary School Level

October 16, 2015 admin 0

Duval County Public School Educational Benefits Representative Antoine Mickle is always on the lookout for young men to mentor. After communicating with Timucuan Elementary school Principal Darrell Perry, Mr. Mickle began mentoring students at Timucuan […]

Local

Local Girl Scouts Trek to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

October 16, 2015 admin 0

First Timothy Baptist Church Girl Scout Troop 1123 and 1124 were all smiles at the Jacksonville premier of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, […]

Photos

Jax JLOC, MMM “Get Back on the Bus Tour” Decends upon D.C. for Justice or Else

October 16, 2015 admin 0

On Friday October 9, at 4 p.m. in the evening, Jacksonville Local Organizing Committee of the Millions More Movement Inc., sponsored a luxury bus cruiser and departed from the Norwood Shopping Center and headed to […]

Local

BBQ Maven in Town to Encourage Seafood

October 15, 2015 admin 0

SNP Ambassador and Celebrity Chef Gina Neely Promote National Seafood Month – The Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP) on Thursday, October 8th in Hemming Plaza launched a national three-year public health education campaign and white paper […]

Editorials

Hillary Clinton Might Want to Learn from Her 2008 Mistakes

October 13, 2015 Staff 0

Sometimes two unprecedented movements cannot survive at the same time. One has to precede the other. The Civil Rights Movement paved the way for other humanitarian movements around the world – including the ending of […]

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