Last week the legislative desk of the Honorable Mary Littlejohn Singleton found a permanent home as it was dedicated at the Mary L. Singleton Senior Center. Born in Jacksonville in 1926, Singleton was the first […]
Historic Mt. Zion AME Lois J. Roberts Allenites recently sponsored a shopping trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina and Pooler, Georgia, for a day of food, fun and shopping. The bus was filled with 46 […]
The Total Beauty Institute, Jacksonville’s newest full scale beauty school, recently graduated two students as licensed stylists. For the past year Shannon Payton and Emily Brownell have gained hundreds of hours to secure their entrepreneurial […]
The Jacksonville Port Authority Board of Directors has unanimously voted to hire longtime JAXPORT executive Eric Green as Chief Executive Officer. The JAXPORT Board conducted a national executive search to fill the vacant CEO position, culminating in […]
By Christopher G. Cox Since it was passed in 1977, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has enabled thousands of low- and moderate-income families—many in minority communities—to become homeowners. In the current political climate, however, many […]
by Jesse Jackson The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented rollback of civil rights and voting rights. Those who care about building a more perfect union face harsh headwinds. We’ve gone from an administration seeking […]
“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed,” […]
by Marc Morial An overwhelming majority of voters – about 85% – are opposed to deporting immigrants who are eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. These “Dreamers,” as they are known, were […]
by Nichole Ellison I am often annoyed when some of the ills of the Black community are blamed on the lack of male leadership in the home and family. Let’s be clear, I believe the […]
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