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Legendary Tailor Mariano Mendez Passes

September 12, 2019 Staff 0

Native son and legendary master tailor, Mariano Mendez passed last weekend at the age of 80 years old. He was born and raised in in the LaVilla Area of Jacksonville, FL, where his birth home […]

Lifestyle

Band Tributes Maze to the Delight of Fans Who Don’t Want to Let Go!

September 11, 2019 admin 0

Downtown Bay Street was filled with nightlife as club goers stood in line for an hour to gain entrance into their favorite dance club.  Over at the Justice Pub, the Groove Coalition band held a […]

Community

JSO Zone One Urban Analysis Dissects Communities Ills and Restoration

September 11, 2019 admin 0

By Lynn Jones On Saturday, September 7th, community stakeholders and Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office representatives within the Zone One service area met to review and finalize their Community Engagement Action Plan.  The Action Plan is the […]

Local

Robinson’s Celebrate 75th Wedding Anniversary

September 11, 2019 admin 0

Roxwell  and Janie Robinson married September 12, 1944, renewed their wedding vows in a double-ring ceremony at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church last weekend during  the morning worship service officiated by the Reverend Marvin […]

Local

Local AME Churches Join Forces to Aid the Bahamas

September 11, 2019 admin 0

The devastation in the wake of hurricane Dorian has left over 70,000 homeless on the island of the Bahamas. More than twenty African-Methodist Episcopal (AME) Churches in Duval County came together to send aid to […]

Local

Jacksonville Honors Victims of Local Lynchings

September 11, 2019 admin 0

Members of the Jacksonville Community Remembrance Project and interested volunteers attended a Soil Collection Ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the lynching’s of Bowman Cook and John Morine on September 8, 1919. The ceremony was […]

National

The Bahamas Says It’s Open for Tourism After Hurricane Dorian — Here’s What You Need to Know

September 11, 2019 admin 0

(Travel & Leisure) Images of the Bahamas battered by Hurricane Dorian are everywhere. And while the storm’s impact on several islands was severe, some of the best-known islands in the country emerged unscathed. There are […]

Editorials

NFL’s Depression-era Ban on Black Players Lingers On in the Owner’s Box

September 10, 2019 Staff 0

by Dr. Jesse Jackson The National Football League season opened last week with a full slate of games. On the field, extraordinary athletes of all races and backgrounds competed with the same set of rules. […]

Editorials

Vocational Training Can Make a Difference in the Lives of Some Youth

September 10, 2019 Staff 0

“Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be,” said Jack Welch. Hold that thought for a moment, please. I was talking to a candidate for Duval County […]

Editorials

School Supplies Are the Tip of the Iceberg for Our Students Needs

September 10, 2019 Staff 0

by Julianne Malveaux The event promised to be one of those last-gasp of summer events that would raise a little money for a good cause. The young woman who called to tell me about it […]

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