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Month: August 2019

Sports

Palm Coast church to host Football Sunday

August 15, 2019 admin 0

DAYTONA TIMES — Palm Coast United Methodist Church will hold its eighth annual Football Sunday services on Aug. 18 at 5200 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast,   Members of the Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas High School […]

Urban Traveler

This Black-Owned 5-Star Resort Is The Spot For Your Next Girls’ Getaway

August 14, 2019 admin 0

By Leah Freeman-Haskin Sometimes you and your girls need a turn up weekend, and other times chill vibes are desperately needed. If you are looking for the latter, then it’s time to book a stay […]

Business

Gucci Names Diversity Chief after Blackface Flap

August 14, 2019 admin 0

By WI Web Staff WASHINGTON INFORMER — Renee Tirado has been appointed director of Gucci’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion division. In her new capacity, Tirado will be tasked with developing and implementing a global strategy to […]

OPED

Why I’m Visiting the Border

August 14, 2019 admin 0

By Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I shook hands with a 13 year-old-boy whose mother told him to make eye contact and shake hands firmly. Even in the midst of horrific […]

Community

Volunteers Distribute Organic Food to Springfield Residents to Combat Food Desert Disparities

August 14, 2019 admin 0

  Andrea Bryant-Smith is a baker, but not a candle sticker maker! Her Pastries By Andrea/Too Nice Slice company organizes weekly food giveaways in the Springfield area. Every weekend Bryant and her volunteer staff rise […]

Lifestyle

The Spirit of the Caribbean Sweeps The First Coast

August 14, 2019 admin 0

No trip to the Caribbean this year? No worries, the 14th annual Jacksonville Caribbean Carnival was held this weekend at Metro Park bringing beauty and culture of the Caribbean to the First Coast.  The Carnival Organization of Jacksonville, Inc. (COOJI) […]

Community

First Coast Organization, Churches and Non Profits Bag Supplies for Students Across Duval County

August 14, 2019 admin 0

It’s back to school time and parents around Duval County have diligently stood in lines retrieving free book bags and supplies for their kindergarten, jr. high or high school student. These past weekends have witnessed […]

Community

Jacksonville Links Launch Robust Work year with “All White Beach Chic Retreat”

August 14, 2019 admin 0

Dressed in all-white, more than 40 members of the Jacksonville (FL) Chapter of the Links celebrated sisterhood and service at their annual planning session dubbed an “All-White Beach Chic Retreat”.  Held at the Costa Verano […]

Community

Black Rose Foundation Announces Scholarship Winners

August 14, 2019 admin 0

A legend in his native home of Jacksonville, Florida, James V. Brooks was a graduate of Bethune-Cookman University and Florida State University.  He excelled as an itinerant string instructor, high school music teacher and band director for […]

Local

Friends and Colleagues Gather to Celebrate the Immortalization of Beloved Mayor Jake Godbold

August 14, 2019 admin 0

Author and journalist Mike Tolbert stopped by the Free Press office to grace staff with a copy of his newly released Jake Godbold biography entitled “Jake!” Tolbert began covering Goldbold in the late 60s for […]

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