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Jessica Nabongo Became the First Black Woman to Document her Visits to All 193 Countries

October 24, 2019 admin 0

By Quinn Gawronski Jessica Nabongo’s thirst for travel has taken her across the globe Name a country. Nabongo says she’s been there, and her vivid Instagram feed has 160,000 users who have followed along. Jessica Nabongo’s […]

Greek Life

Kappa Ball Gives it’s All to Raise Funds for Youth in Jax

October 24, 2019 admin 0

The Jacksonville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and the Kappa Alpha Psi Jacksonville Foundation, Inc., Black and White Ball signature gala was held this past weekend at the Omni Hotel in downtown Jacksonville. […]

Lifestyle

Southern Women’s Show Makes Annual Stop in Jacksonville

October 24, 2019 admin 0

Thousands of women of various ethnicities, shapes and sizes converged on the Prime Osborn center for the annual Southern Women’s Show. Attendees immersed themselves in a day of shopping, food, fashion and girls night out fun!  Exhibitor […]

Local

Florida Black Caucus Releases Priorities

October 24, 2019 admin 0

The 2020 legislative session is fastly approaching and the state’s  Black Caucus released the priorities it would like to succeed in a news conference this week. The caucus, which includes 21 House members and six […]

Local

D.W. Perkins Inducted Into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame

October 24, 2019 admin 0

After year’s of attempting to get her father inducted into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame. Last week Camilla Thompson witnessed the ceremony in Tallahassee on the grounds of Florida State University. Daniel Webster […]

Community

TedX Talks Brings Creative Artist to the Stage

October 24, 2019 admin 0

TED, the acronym for technology, entertainment and design, has forums across the country to aspire and educate audiences. Last weekend in Jacksonville, eleven speakers and three musical performers shared the stage at the TEDxJacksonville Conference […]

Local

It Takes a Congregation to Fight a Cause

October 24, 2019 admin 0

By Lynn Jones As Breast Cancer Awareness Month winds down to a close, Emanuel Missionary Baptist Church held their annual Sunday service for breast cancer survivors and in memoriam of women who transitioned from the disease.  […]

Sports

At KU, Wilt Chamberlain helped change the world. Today’s black athletes can’t play ball

October 18, 2019 admin 0

BY RANDAL MAURICE JELKS SPECIAL TO THE STAR “So if Dippy would go out to Kansas, there would be no trouble?” asks basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain’s mother in “Jayhawkers,” the independent film directed and co-written by […]

Editorials

OPINION: More than Racist Facebook Posts, Police Vehicle Stops are Driving Distrust

October 18, 2019 admin 0

Updated: October 15, 2019 – 3:10 PM After the Plain View Project published a catalogue of racist Facebook comments made by more than 300 active duty Philadelphia police officers earlier this year, city officials — to say nothing […]

National

Bobby Powell Files Complaint after White Judge Jails Black 21-year-old for Missing Jury Duty

October 18, 2019 admin 0

The young man – Deandre Somerville – had no prior criminal record. State Sen. Bobby Powell Jr. wants a judge investigated after a 21-year-old with no criminal record was sentenced to 10 days in jail for missing […]

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