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An Unreasonable Approach to the Black Vote

February 22, 2016 Staff 0

By Raynard Jackson Columnist Last week I had a very long conversation with a major political operative about whether there was a role for Blacks in the Republican Party, on congressional staffs, on campaign staffs, […]

OPED

Why we should never forget Black History Month

February 17, 2016 admin 0

By Gwen Lang Jones A great philosopher once stated, “If you don’t know your history, you are likely to repeat it.” With this in mind, I reflected on my past, a similar path for which […]

Sports

“Concussion” Continues to Plague NFL Players

February 17, 2016 Staff 0

Lawrence Phillips’ family has opted to donate the brain of the former Nebraska and NFL running back to researchers studying the traumatic brain injury said an attorney representing the family. Phillips was found unresponsive at […]

Greek Life

Zeta Phi Beta Honors Seasoned Doves

February 17, 2016 Staff 0

The Beta Alpha Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. honored members over the age of sixty with a Finer Womanhood Prayer Breakfast at the chapter’s sorority house. The theme for the event, “The […]

Local

Local Author’s Book Focuses on the Journey of Florida’s Underground Railroad

February 17, 2016 Staff 0

  For over a year author Meltonia Young gathered information regarding the Underground Railroad that runaway slaves used to travel south to freedom for her newly published book The Journey South to Freedom. The author […]

Local

Bessie Coleman Engraved in Jax History with a Marker

February 17, 2016 Staff 0

The Durkeeville Historical Society (DHS) paid tribute to aeronautical pioneer Bessie Coleman with a historical marker placed at the 1926 plane crash site near where Paxon Middle School stands today. The marker was erected at […]

Local

Jacksonville Residents Donate Time and Resources to Aid Flint, MI

February 17, 2016 Staff 0

Jacksonville residents Marcus Johnson, Diallo Sekou and Ishmael A. Muhammad recently trekked to Flint, Michigan to assist residents for the #operationflint water crisis. Working under the banner of The Kemetic Empire/Urban Geoponics, the young men […]

Greek Life

Pink Goes Red for Heart Health Month

February 17, 2016 Staff 0

On Friday, February 5th over 250 people attended an evening of awareness and fun activities when Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated’s Gamma Rho Omega Chapter partnered with The Bethel Church’s Healthy Bethel Ministry in celebration […]

Local

Through Our Eyes Showcases Black History and Talent at Annual Exhibit

February 17, 2016 Staff 0

by Lynn Jones The Ritz Museum, Through Our Eyes 2016: Sensory Perception, an exhibit by African-American artists, has been presented continuously since 1993, The creative muse of museum curator Lydia Stewart, the exhibit is comprised […]

Editorials

In It to Win It – My Head Says Hillary, My Heart Says Bernie

February 16, 2016 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux I am looking forward to November 8, 2016, and to voting for Hilary Rodham Clinton to lead these United States. I am so extremely excited that a woman of character, experience, and […]

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