Jacksonville Free Press subscriber Alisha Wright is the winner of the 2017 March Women’s Black History Month Contest. Alisha was the first to find all the correct answers, winning$150 for answering the 30 questions related […]
Songwriter Sylvia Moy in her Masterpiece Studios in Detroit in 1995. (Photo: Pat West, Detroit Free Press) By Brian McCollum , Detroit Free Press Songwriter and producer Sylvia Moy, who helped spark Stevie Wonder’s career while […]
by James Clingman “Well done beats well said every time…When it’s all said and done, much is said and little is done.” There are many Black folks who can tell us what “we need to […]
by Marc Morial “No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live. […]
by Dr. Faye Williams I’ve been left to wonder which hurts more. Does it hurt more to have a disappointment occur without expectation or does it hurt more to be able to anticipate a disappointment […]
TMZ Reporting Prince‘s death scene was riddled with pills strewn around his home … this according to search warrants just released by Minnesota authorities. According to new docs, law enforcement found Ziploc bags with pills […]
MARKHAM, IL. (WGN) — State law prohibits convicted felons from holding municipal office. But voters in suburban Markham still picked an ex-con to serve as mayor. Roger Agapawa is the apparent winner of the April […]
Photo via twitter By Zito Madu, sbnation.com Charles Barkley was right. Watching Isaiah Thomas cry during pre-game warmups one day after his youngest sister tragically died in a car accident was uncomfortable. It was uncomfortable […]
No athlete ever faced greater pressure and suffered more abuse than he did. Yet he didn’t just endure; he thrived as he changed baseball and American society forever. How did Jackie Robinson do it? A […]
by Reginald Lawrence On Monday April 10, American Legion Post 197 celebrated its 70th Birthday of service to the community and the City of Jacksonville by accepting a Mayoral Proclamation from City of Jacksonville Director […]
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