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Northside Harbor View Residents Unite to Gather and Reminisce on the Good Times

August 24, 2017 admin 0

 Hundreds of Harbor View family family, friends and current residents gathered at the Legends Center last weekend to rekindle their childhoos and seta vision for the future of their belowved neighborhood. The neighborjood is set […]

Community

FlaJax on the Move: Historic Men’s Club Travel to Savannah for Lesson in African American Culture

August 24, 2017 admin 0

FLAJAX Club members and their guests departed Jacksonville via luxury tour bus for their annual summer outing.  The club traveled to Savannah, GA for a Gullah Geechee tour that highlighted the culture and history of […]

Local

EWC Hosts Town Hall Breakfast for Rep. Al Lawson

August 24, 2017 admin 0

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-5) hosted a leadership breakfast with community leaders at Edward Waters College last weekend. Lawson gave an update on his first eight months in the U.S. House and heard from community […]

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Hundreds Celebrate Black Nationalist Founder Garvey at American Beach

August 24, 2017 admin 0

The 3rd Annual Marcus Garvey weekend, hosted by Masjid Al-Salaam was held in two locations last weekend in Jacksonville and American Beach. On Saturday, an all-day cookout brought the community together on Jackson Street in […]

Local

Jaguars Faithful Fans Ready for Fun In and Out of the Stadium

August 24, 2017 admin 0

Shown giving Jags fans Tia Aguinaldo and Barbara Watkins  a dose of game time entertainment in front of the stadium were saxophonist Marques Wright and Tim Turner playing his makeshift drums. The Jaguars preseason game was […]

Local

Diva’s Serve Up Scholarships at Annual Pretty Hat Tea

August 24, 2017 admin 0

The Divine Divas of Jacksonville held their 2nd Annual Pretty Hat Tea Show and Scholarship Award event at the Fairfield Inn and Suites to over 15o attendees. The afternoon event was representative of the group’s mission statement: “to […]

Local

Florida NAACP Calls on Governor to Remove All Confederate Symbols at the State Capitol, Ban from Public Property Statewide

August 24, 2017 Staff 0

The NAACP Florida State Conference has called on Florida Governor Rick Scott to remove all Confederate symbols at the State Capitol and requested legislative leaders to support a ban from public property statewide. The movement […]

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Civil Rights Organizations Counter Justice Department’s Attack on affirmative Action

August 23, 2017 Staff 0

By Charlene Crowell As millions of students return to school, the nation’s Justice Department (DOJ) is beginning an investigation that could potentially sue universities over affirmative action admissions policies. As first reported by the New York Times, […]

Entertainment

Whitney Houston’s ‘painful’ Life on Display in New Showtime Documentary

August 23, 2017 Staff 0

By David Hinckley, nydailynews.com Showtime’s new Whitney Houston documentary is not always fun to watch — and that’s coming from its executive producer. “An accurate portrayal of her life,” says Vinnie Malhotra, “is unfortunately a […]

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Secret Service Says it Will Run Out of Money to Protect Trump and his Family Sept. 30

August 23, 2017 Staff 0

By Lisa Rein, washingtonpost.com The Secret Service said Monday that it has enough money to cover the cost of protecting President Trump and his family through the end of September, but after that the agency […]

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