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Ted Cruz Defeats Donald Trump to Win Iowa Caucus

February 2, 2016 Staff 0

It’s official: Ted Cruz is the Republican winner of the Iowa caucus. The Associated Press called the contest, the first vote in the 2016 primaries, for Cruz on Monday evening, after he definitively defeated Donald […]

International

Bold City (FL) Links Chapter Increases International Presence by Contributing to Jamaican Schools

February 2, 2016 Staff 0

The Bold City (FL) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated of Jacksonville recently contributed to the revamping of Jamaican elementary schools as a part of the national organization’s Global Delegation initiative. Over 160 Links’ members and […]

Commentaries

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AT HOME AND ABROAD

February 2, 2016 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist Days before the opening of the World Economic Forum, Oxfam, the international organization that works on world poverty issues, released a report that addressed inequality. They found the international wealth gap […]

Editorials

Black Youth Getting Life in Prison at Alarming Rates, but Courts and President Trying to Provide Some Relief

February 1, 2016 Staff 0

It was a busy week in DC for juvenile justice issues. First, President Obama on announced a ban on solitary confinement for juvenile offenders in the federal prison system, saying the practice is overused, and […]

Local

UNF Launches New Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations

February 1, 2016 Staff 0

Racial issues have recently been at the core of unrest and violence across the country. In order to move beyond the traditional black-white racial paradigm and to look at race and ethnic relations through a […]

Local

2016 Calendar Unveiling Reveals Jax History Makers Who Stand On Hallowed Ground

January 27, 2016 admin 0

The 2016 Jacksonville Black History Calendar unveiling was held at the main Library, continued to salute Jacksonville’s history makers past and present honoring local youth and trailblazers. Attendees paid homage to the ancestors by opening with the […]

Community

Boselli Foundation Still Impacting Urban Youth

January 27, 2016 admin 0

Nearly a decade after controversially entering an urban neighborhood to positively impact the lives of neighborhood youth.  The Boselli Foundation is still making a difference in at-risk neighborhoods on the Northside of Jacksonville. Established in 2007 […]

Local

City Salutes the Life of a King with Service, Celebration and Achievement

January 22, 2016 Staff 0

Despite record breaking cold temperatures and the temptation of staying home and comfortable, thousands of Jacksonians participated in activities to commemorate the life of noted civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King., Jr. Festivities began Friday […]

National

Black Lawmakers Calls for House Panel to Investigate U.S. Police Shootings

January 22, 2016 Staff 0

A top African-American congressman is calling for the formation of a House select committee to investigate some of the police officer-involved shootings that have triggered controversies and mass condemnation in the United States for the […]

Local

100 Black Men of Jax College Fair Nets More Than $1 Million in Scholarships

January 22, 2016 Staff 0

Jacksonville, FL – The 100 Black Men of Jacksonville, Inc. (J100) hosted their 12th Annual Infinite Scholar College Fair, January 16, 2016 at the Schultz Center. The event featured about 30 National, Regional, and local […]

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