The 2nd annual “Beauty Brains and Business Holiday” weekend and the “Kupcakes and Kickball” events held the weekend of December 16-17th benefited the non-profit Kids In Need of Guidance and Grace Foundation (K.I.N.G.). The K.I.N.G. […]
Sheila Cruz is a 2017 Teach For America – Jacksonville corps member The path to success is influenced by meaningful relationships. My own professional trajectory was influenced by one such relationship that started in tenth […]
By Lynn Jones American author and convicted drug trafficker best known for the drug empire he established in Los Angeles, California, in the early to mid 1980s was in Jacksonville promoting his book Freeway Rick […]
This past weekend concerned citizens and activist joined the Kemitic Empire for an inaugural “Awareness Walk” at the corner of 16th and Myrtle Avenue. Local residents, city and state official sparticipated in the walk to […]
Mary Kay beauty consultants trekked to the Lakeside Rehabilitation Center last week to deliver approximately 100 gifts and holidays greetings to the residents at the facility. For the past five years the consultants have come […]
The International Longshoreman Association held their 10th annual “Labor of Love” Christmas Toy Giveaway to the delight of nearly 100 children. Hundreds of Longshoremen, families and friends enjoyed food, drinks, music and a jolly Santa onsite […]
Gator Bowl Sports Chairman, David Long, has announced that Jacksonville native and Florida State standout Leon Washington, will be honored as the 2017 Gator Bowl Hall of Fame inductee. Leon earned the MVP award in […]
By Marian Wright Edelman The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recently passed on a nearly straight party line Republican vote in the U.S. Senate is, like the House-passed bill, a moral abomination. Their enactment would […]
By Dr. John Warren The African Americans who have convinced themselves that one vote doesn’t matter, should take a very close look at what happened during the recent special election in Alabama. In spite of […]
By Julianne Malveaux Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) was the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus to leave his job after the “MeToo” hashtag galvanized women to speak up about sexual misconduct, harassment and more. […]
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