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Southern Heritage Group Files Defamation and Libel Suit Against Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee

August 31, 2017 Staff 0

In response to comments published by several individuals and groups, Save Southern Heritage – Florida (“SSH FL”) has launched a libel and defamation lawsuit that was filed this week the in Hillsborough Circuit Court. The lawsuit […]

Entertainment

Film Review: ‘Crown Heights’ Recounts Real-Life Miscarriage of Justice

August 31, 2017 Staff 0

By Kam Williams | The Skanner News. In the spring of 1980, Colin Warner (Lakeith Stanfield) was wrongfully accused of murder on the streets of Brooklyn by a 15 year-old juvenile delinquent (Skylan Brooks) who […]

Local

Ax Handle Saturday Remembered with Hope of a New Jacksonville

August 31, 2017 Staff 0

57 years ago on a seemingly normal day in Jacksonville, members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth Council had decided they had enough of second class citizenship. And, on […]

Sports

Fans Still Supportive Despite Jags Loss Against Panthers

August 30, 2017 admin 0

The Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Carolina Panthers on Thursday, August 24th, at EverBank Field and were defeated, 24-23. Head Coach Doug Marrone named tenth-year veteran Chad Henne the starting QB for the team’s third preseason […]

Community

Girls Day Out Promotes Healthy Living and Taking Care of You

August 30, 2017 admin 0

Baptist Health offered preventive health screenings to more than 500 women who gathered for Girls’ Day Out, a day of wellness for women. The one-day conference took place over the weekend and is co-presented by […]

Local

J100, Florida Blue and the Jaguars Team Up to Tackle Prostate Cancer

August 30, 2017 admin 0

The 100 Black Men of Jacksonville, Inc. (J100), Florida Blue and the Jaguars Foundation kick off National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by partnering for the launch the “Men Tackling the Big C” Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education […]

Editorials

Is Jacksonville a Place that Young Black Professionals Can Thrive?

August 29, 2017 Staff 0

As I sat in one of Jacksonville’s newest downtown jazz spots, Breezy, for brunch with a young man that I have mentored since middle school, we talked about a number of topics centering on politics […]

Editorials

Confederate Statues Fall But Economic Racism Lingers

August 29, 2017 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux Cheers to New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, one of the first mayors to take Confederate statues down and to make the strong point that these statues represent nothing but oppression. You should […]

Political

Alabama Restores Voting Rights of Ex-Felons, Former Inmates May Never Know Because Officials Don’t Have to Tell

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

Alabama does not have to notify tens of thousands of former felons that they recently regained the right to vote, a federal judge ruled. The judge also found that the state does not have to […]

Business

Black Girls Code Says No Thank You to $125,000 From Uber

August 28, 2017 Staff 0

Black Girls Code (BGC) founder Kimberly Bryant knows all money ain’t good money. Last week, Uber offered the nonprofit geared towards increasing the number of black women in the tech field a $125,000 grant as […]

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