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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Pi Eta Omega Chapter celebrated their soror, Elizabeth Leach on her 103rd birthday. Chapter President Barbara Coleman and caregiver, Patricia Hicks-Harley was present to bestow gifts to the centenarian. Leach […]
Capitalizing on the popularity of hats, the Divine Divas of Jacksonville hosted their 4th Annual Pretty Hat Tea Scholarship Award fundraiser on Saturday, August 10th, at the Holiday Inn Baymeadows. The annual event included sharp dressed […]
By Taeku Lee and EunSook Lee The right recognizes their political power. The left takes them for granted. Conservatives tacitly recognize the political power of women of color when they try to discredit them through ridicule and harassment. […]
The first time that Simone Biles performed a triple-double at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, she wasn’t pleased. After soaring through the air to complete two flips and three full twists on Friday, […]
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