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A Day of Service For the Kids of Jacksonville

December 28, 2015 admin 0

A Day of Service For the Kids of Jacksonville – On Saturday December 19th, Wealth Watchers presented “A Day of Service,” hosted by Councilman Reggie Brown, at the Legends Center, 5054 Soutel. Kid’s ages 0-15 […]

Greek Life

AKA’s Gamma Rho Omega Chapter Launches New Dimensions of Service

December 28, 2015 admin 0

AKA’s Gamma Rho Omega Chapter Launches New Dimensions of Service – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated’s Gamma Rho Omega Chapter held their 2016-2017 Installation of officers December 19. The new officers will continue to support […]

Local

James Weldon Johnson ASALH Branch Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

December 28, 2015 admin 0

James Weldon Johnson ASALH Branch Celebrates its 20th Anniversary – The local branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History celebrated its 20th Anniversary on Saturday, December 19. Several of […]

Business

Florida’s Black Media Celebrates Contributions to State’s Four Million Plus Minority Population

December 22, 2015 Staff 0

Orlando, Florida—The Florida Association of Black Owned Media, Inc. outlined an aggressive agenda for 2016. FABOM celebrates its ten year anniversary on December 22. The state’s oldest and largest African American media organization consists of […]

Business

Five Things to Do With an Unexpected Inheritance

December 22, 2015 Staff 0

By Nathaniel Sillin Unexpected money from a friend or relative can be a great surprise or a potentially difficult money lesson. How you plan for unexpected money issues overall can be a key to how […]

Education

Success of HBCU Alumni Surpasses Other Grads

December 22, 2015 Staff 0

By Zenitha Prince Trice Edney News Wire Despite their ongoing struggles, HBCU’s are doing a better job than other institutions of producing Black alumni who are thriving, particularly in their financial well-being and career purpose, […]

Lifestyle

The Self-esteem of a Young Woman: How Much has Changed Since the 1940s “Doll Test”?

December 22, 2015 Staff 0

By Diamond Hunt-Coleman Senior Outlook Writer Sitting in a room are five little girls laughing without a care in the world. From the outside they look like five regular girls participating in a group activity […]

Health

Black Female Obesity Rate Shoots Up T0 57%

December 22, 2015 Staff 0

By Krystal Franklin While society has made us think the thicker the better, one study is showing that black women and obesity rates are no laughing matter. ABC News reports: Obesity is still rising among […]

Local

Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Leander Shaw dies at 85, Flags Flying at Half Staff

December 21, 2015 Staff 0

When Leander Shaw took the Florida Bar exam in 1960, he was not allowed to stay or eat at the whites-only hotel in Miami where the exam was administered. Three decades later, Shaw became the […]

Business

Janice L. Mathis Named Executive Director of the National Council of Negro Women

December 21, 2015 Staff 0

The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) has appointed Janice L. Mathis as the Executive Director of the 80-year old non-profit organization. Before relocating to Washington, D.C., Ms. Mathis will serve out the year as […]

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