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Month: April 2017

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Christine Wilkerson Celebrates the Big 50

April 27, 2017 admin 0

On Saturday April 22, Christina Wilkerson celebrated her 50th birthday at Maceo Elk’s Lodge on W. Duval St. The evening was filled with music, dance and a violin solo by her daughter Megan. Headlining the […]

Lifestyle

Jimmie Pearl Harper 85th Birthday Celebration a Day Fit for A Queen

April 27, 2017 admin 0

Over the weekend friends and family were invited to a Garden of Love celebration for Mrs. Jimmie Pearl Harper. Harpers 85th birthday was held at the Legends Center on the Northside. The highlight of the […]

Local

Dreamgirls Brings Top Talent to Jacksonville Stage

April 26, 2017 admin 0

The world renowned stage play Dreamgirls has been selling out shows at the Alhambra Dinner theaters. The musical details the dreams of three women bound for stardom, competing for their lives through adversity, trials, tribulations. […]

Local

MJ Live on Stage Breathes Life into The MJ Legacy

April 26, 2017 admin 0

The MJ Live tour arrived in Jacksonville for a musical showcase highlighting the chart stopping career of Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five. The hit touring show featured all his biggest hits allowing audience members […]

Greek Life

Zeta Phi Beta Honors First Responders at Community Pearls

April 26, 2017 admin 0

By Lynn Jones –  The Beta Alpha Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., held their 12th annual Community Pearls Luncheon at Cubre Libra Restaurant attended by over 300 participants. Family members, friends and […]

Editorials

Time for Black Fraternities and Sororities to Step Up

April 25, 2017 Staff 0

by James Klingman Remember the scene from “New Jack City” when Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) told Scotty (Ice-T), “This ain’t personal; this is business?” And at the end of the movie, Scotty said to Nino, […]

Editorials

So the “N” Word Does Have Power – To End a Career

April 25, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood I am as guilty as any other Generation X black male – I grew using the word “Nigga” or the “N” word as a term of endearment of sorts. No big deal […]

Reggie Fullwood

Jaguar Linebacker Says Pro Athletes Shouldn’t Charge for Camps – He’s Right

April 25, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood One of my grandmother’s favorite bible verses is from the Book of Luke, “To whom much is given, much will be required.” Pretty self explanatory, but it basically means that we are […]

National

117-year-old Jamaican Violet Brown Becomes the World’s Oldest Person

April 24, 2017 Staff 0

By Namrata Tripathi, International Business Times After the death of the Italian woman Emma Morano, who held the title of the world’s oldest person, Jamaican centenarian Violet Brown, aged 117, is now the oldest person […]

National

Massachusetts Court Dismisses 21,000 Drug Cases After State Chemist Falsified Evidence

April 24, 2017 Staff 0

By David Love, Atlanta Black Star In what is being described as the largest single dismissal of wrongful criminal convictions in U.S. history, a Massachusetts court has dismissed over 21,000 drug-related cases after it was […]

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