Wayman Temple held its 8th Annual Good Friday Free Concert last weekend at its West Campus location. The event was hosted by Freddie Rhodes of WCGL, with local opening gospel artist Anishia Rae Christie and […]
Divine Intervention and Prevention (DIP) held a free community ‘Eggstra Funds” Good Friday festival for kids from Duval County and surrounding communities. Children enjoyed face painting, arts and crafts, goodie bags, an egg decorating contest, […]
Local entrepreneur Sherry Blue held her 2nd annual Foundation for Fortitude ‘Pure White’ fundraising at Hoptinger Restaurant. Foundation for Fortitude provides scholarships and mentors for young women at area colleges and engages them in community outreach. […]
On the heels of Women’s History Month, the Free Press printed their annual women’s history month contest to engage subscribers on their knowledge of women’s history in Jacksonville and around the nation. The extensive questionnaire […]
by Kia Morgan Smith For the first time in its history, Costa Rica will see the first person of African descent to take the helm as the country’s Vice-President on May 8. Epsy Alejandra Campbell […]
Nationwide — The Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarship provides financial support to high school students as well as undergraduate students entering college for the first time. The purpose of the scholarship is to help under-served students who […]
by Sequoia Blodgett With successful podcasts going mainstream like 2 Dope Queens, a show that was recently picked up by HBO, Spotify sees a clear market opportunity when it comes to this new space for […]
by Scott Stump (TODAY) Lester Holt admittedly was too wrapped up in his new role when he first took over as the solo anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” but he soon realized the impact of […]
The Founder’s Library by Todd Johnson (NBC NEWS) Six Howard University employees were fired last year for “gross misconduct and neglect of duties” following an independent auditor’s investigation into misappropriation of financial aid funds, according […]
By Hilary Clarke, Robyn Curnow and David McKenzie (CNN) (CNN) — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of the late President Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 81. The […]
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