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Brenda Smith Celebrates Golden 50th Birthday

November 8, 2017 admin 0

This past weekend, realtor and entrepreneur Benda Smith celebrated her 50th birthday with family and friends in downtown Jacksonville at River City Brewing restaurant. The themed “Live Life Like Its Golden” catered affair was complete […]

Religion

NSCOC Celebrates Annual Homecoming and Fish Fry Weekend

November 8, 2017 admin 0

Northside Church of Christ celebrated its 40th Annual Homecoming and 63rd Church Anniversary and Gospel Acapella Songfest over the weekend with the theme, “Preparing for the Future…Living in the Present”. The annual event kicked-off with the […]

Local

Raines Wins 48th Northwest Classic But Fellowship Reigns Supreme

November 8, 2017 admin 0

The Jacksonville high school regular season came to a close last weekend with the annual Northwest classic. The annual match up between Northside rivals Raines and Ribault High schools brings out a tailgating like no […]

Local

Eta Phi Beta Nu Chapter Hosts Regional Leaders

November 8, 2017 admin 0

Nu Chapter of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. had the honor of hosting their Regional and Assistant Regional Directors during a site visit the weekend of November 3rd thru November 5th.  This site visit was […]

Local

Apri Kicks Off Season of Thanks With

November 8, 2017 admin 0

Volunteers from the Jacksonville Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute are getting into the Thanksgiving spirit early by continuing to host the 28th annual Thanksgiving luncheon for Morris Manor Senior Center.  The annual event […]

Editorials

Our Vets Have Made the Ultimate Sacrifice – Even in the Face Inequality

November 7, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Last weekend at a restaurant in Jacksonville’s overly teeming St. John’s Town Center, I heard two gentlemen talk about why they will no longer be watching NFL games anymore. The older white […]

OPED

Thank You Russia, We Now Know That You Helped Elect Donald Trump

November 7, 2017 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Speculation is just that – conjecture, rumor, assumption or basically opinions based on incomplete information. This week we found out for certain that the speculation and supposition surrounding President Trump and his […]

Editorials

45 Makes George W. Bush Sound Oh So Eloquent

November 7, 2017 Staff 0

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux I never thought I would miss President George W. Bush, our 43rd president, and I’ve never much thought of him as a great, or even a good speaker; but the speech […]

Editorials

NFL Must “Provide a Better Platform” on Racism and Criminal Justice Reform

November 7, 2017 Staff 0

by Marc Morial “We want to make sure we are understanding what the players are talking about, and that is complex.” – National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick […]

Editorials

Accepting the Challenge to Ensure Future Leadership

November 7, 2017 Staff 0

By Dr. Ben Chavis I once asked the first African American billionaire, Reginald F. Lewis, what single word best defined the most determinative factor that led to his monumental financial success?  Mr. Lewis answered, “Preparation.”  […]

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