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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

Editorials

Ending Fair Housing Rule Removes Opportunities

September 10, 2019 Staff 0

By  Dr. Willie Gable Like most people, I care about my community, its opportunities, as well as its future. But as a man of faith, I believe I am additionally called to give voice and […]

Urban Traveler

Partying with a Purpose: Fly Jock Tom Joyner Celebrates 25 Years of Hosting Family Reunions

September 9, 2019 admin 0

Legendary  DJ Tom Joyner, known as the “Flyjock,” recently announced his retirement from broadcasting in December and is looking forward to retirement with a purpose. In celebration of his upcoming departure from the airwaves, he […]

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