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The Black Effect – Women Team up to bring awareness to Self Care & Raise Funds for medical and Law Students

October 18, 2018 admin 0

The Black Effect Brunch, hosted by Dr. Shari Calicker, MD and Sophia Bernard, Esq. of “The Huxtabelles, was held on October 13th at the Casa Marina Hotel in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Twenty-five young professional women […]

OPED

Crack Epidemic Spurns Opiod Comparisons

October 18, 2018 admin 0

By Cyntay Royal – The citizens affected by both the crack and the opioid epidemics are pawns for the agenda of the corporations of America at the cost of its citizens. The history of the […]

Local

Jax Dining Dialogue Blends Cultural Differences with Community Resolve

October 18, 2018 admin 0

Dining Experience Dialogue Engages Culture Differences and Tradition  “Community Suppers,” an initiative that OneJax and the Jacksonville Chamber are currently occurring throughout Jacksonville. The causal randomly organized dinners consist of a  small group of local […]

Religion

Men’s Day Celebration Focus on Faith, Fatherhood and the Fellowship through Music

October 18, 2018 admin 0

By Jeroline D. McCarthy – African American men have always been the foundations of the Black family, but that very foundation is often times under attack from various sources.  The Black church has historically been […]

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Phi Deltas Kappa Starts New Class of High School Mentees

October 18, 2018 admin 0

Fellowship, education and transforming lives have always been guiding principals for the national sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. (NSPDK) is a nonprofit, educational sorority founded by eight educators desiring to establish a sisterhood among […]

Community

EWC Students Excelling in Technology and Entrepreneurship

October 18, 2018 admin 0

By William Jackson – For African Americans, entrepreneurship has always been important as many Blacks struggled to find jobs after slavery and during the segregation era.  Madame CJ Walker, is known as the first Black […]

Local

Marsha Ambrosius and Maxwell Delight Local Fans On and Off the Stage

October 18, 2018 admin 0

By Lynn Jones This past weekend, soulful crooner Maxwell headlined his “50 Intimate Nights Live Tour” at the Times Union Center in front of a sellout crowd.  Stepping to the stage to start the evening […]

Local

Cruxificion Cited as a Top Breast Cancer Fundraising Team

October 18, 2018 admin 0

A local church is not only focusing on saving souls, but saving lives as well through its fundraising efforts and support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Team Crucifixion from the Church of the Crucifixion Catholic […]

Editorials

Bill Cosby, White Women, and American History

October 16, 2018 Staff 0

by Peter Bailey I will begin by admitting I am not and never have been a Bill Cosby fan. He turned me off with the somewhat smug attitude he displayed toward low income Black folks. […]

Editorials

Our Youth are “Headed for Self Destruction,” but We Can Stop It

October 16, 2018 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood “When a violent minority that crosses color lines comes to believe that killing those you know or do not know is a reasonable solution to problems, we are in need of another […]

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