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Jax Pastor John Newman Marries Omarosa Manigault

April 13, 2017 Staff 0

President Trump’s staffer Omarosa Manigault married Jacksonville’s The Sanctuary at Mount Calvary Pastor John Newman last weekend in Washington, D.C. at the Trump International Hotel. Manigault, 43, had originally planned on exchanging vows with Newman, […]

Local

Prince Hall Commencement Exercises Expands Education and Life Skills Communication for Florida Masons and Eastern Stars

April 13, 2017 Staff 0

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Florida, Belize Central America, Jurisdiction, Incorporated, Prince Hall Affiliated celebrated its 147th Annual Grand Communication from April 7 – 10, at the Hyatt Regency […]

Health

The Urgent Need for Black Bone Marrow Donors

April 13, 2017 Staff 0

Thousands of people living with leukemia, sickle cell anemia and other blood cancers and disorders know that a cure is within reach. But for these patients, the cure isn’t a “what” – but a “who.” […]

Education

Peace Corps Names Top Volunteer-producing HBCUs

April 13, 2017 Staff 0

By Robin White Goode, blackenterprise.com There’s a certain romance about the idea of doing volunteer work in the developing world. Although much of the work is most likely grueling, it still speaks of adventure and […]

Education

Study: Black Students More Likely to Graduate if They Have One Black Teacher

April 13, 2017 Staff 0

By Madeline Will If a low-income black student has just one black teacher in elementary school, that student is significantly more likely to graduate high school and consider attending college, a new John Hopkins University […]

Entertainment

Tye Tribbet & J.J. Hairston Headline the Championship Bloody Win Tour

April 13, 2017 admin 0

Tye Tribbet & J.J. Hairston headline the Championship Bloody Win Tour Grammy® Award winning recording artist, Tye Tribbet and choirmaster J.J. Hairston are re-describing what victory and winning looks like as they are set to […]

OPED

87-Year-Old Woman Sees The Slave Cabin She Was Born In At The NMAAHC

April 12, 2017 Staff 0

While visiting the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture, 87-year-old Isabell Meggett Lucas saw the home she was born and raised in restored. Unbeknownst to her, her tiny two-bedroom house was formerly for […]

Obituaries

Community Mourns Loss of Mrs. Bettye Sessions

April 12, 2017 Staff 0

Bettye Jean Hayes Sessions was born on January 29, 1934, in Jacksonville, Florida, to John Henry Hayes, Sr. and Willene Porter Hayes. She was the fourth of five children. She married Malcolm George Aubrey Sessions […]

National

San Bernardino man shot wife in classroom then killed himself, revealed: Here’s what we know

April 12, 2017 Staff 0

By Christian Carter, blackdoctor.org What would make a man do something like this? I mean, no married or divorced person today would tell you that their relationship was without issues, right? That’s what makes this […]

National

Library Of Congress And Smithsonian Team Up To Buy Rare Photo Of Harriet Tubman

April 12, 2017 Staff 0

Source: The Washington Post / Getty With photos of Harriet Tubman being few and far between, when a rare new photo of her surfaced it was a huge deal. While most photos depict Tubman as […]

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