Five exceptional public school educators were named finalists for the 2017 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year. The finalists were selected by a committee…
Year: 2017
Jacksonville City Council member Garrett Dennis recently filed a bill to Amend Chapter 126 of the Procurement Code, relating to Ex-offender Re-entry Requirements and Employment. It…
by K. Morrison The Gamma Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was chartered in Jacksonville, Florida on June 23, 1942. At that time,…
Cities throughout the United States including Jacksonville and in various parts of the world saw droves of people demonstrating in response to the inauguration…
On Feb. 1, the U. S. Postal Service will kick off 2017 Black History Month with the issuance of the Dorothy Height Forever stamp to honor…
Placing in the National Association for Colored People’s (NAACP) Afro-Academic Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) has its rewards. In 2016, Douglas Anderson High School senior…
A retirement celebration was held Saturday January 28, 2017 in the Family Life Center at Woodlawn Church Presbyterian (U.S.A.) to honor the Reverend J. W. Rigsby,…
The 28th Annual Unveiling of the Jacksonville Black History Calendar was presented to the public last week in the Jacksonville Public Library auditorium. The auditorium was filled with…
For the first time in American history, the United States Mint and Treasury have put a black woman on money. Recently, the agencies unveiled the 2017 American…
Comedian, actor and show host Bill Bellamy brought Jacksonville crowds to their feet for six sold out shows over the MLK holiday weekend. Hosted by the…