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Breakout Candidates Gear Up for Council Elections

February 8, 2019 admin 0

 Duval County’s primary elections will be held on Tuesday, March 19th when voters will head to the polls to vote for City Council, Mayor and other local offices. Several City Council races have multiple candidates vying […]

Greek Life

Phi Delta Kappa Honors Community Achievers

February 8, 2019 admin 0

The concept that it takes a village to raise a child was embraced by the Alpha Gamma Chapter of the national sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.. The educational sorority recently hosted its Community Achievers […]

Community

Spelling Bee Champions is #1 Four Years Straight

February 8, 2019 admin 0

For the past three years, Rassan Parris Jr. a fourth-grade student at R.V. Daniels Elementary has held the winning title of spelling bee champion. In the second grade he entered the annual competition where contestants are […]

Education

Edward Waters College To Offer Inaugural Music Business Course for Students

February 6, 2019 admin 0

Juilliard faculty member and Jacksonville native to develop curriculum  In 2019 Edward Waters College (EWC) will begin offering classes focusing on business principles of the music industry, which is essential to helping students with their […]

Business

Amazon Names Black Starbucks Exec Rosalind Brewer to All-White Board in ‘Barrier-Breaking’ Appointment

February 6, 2019 admin 0

By Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO – Amazon.com has named a black director to its all-white board after facing growing pressure to diversify. Rosalind Brewer, chief operating officer and director of Starbucks, is one […]

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NUTRITION & FITNESS 2019’s Best & Worst Cities for an Active Lifestyle

February 5, 2019 admin 0

2019’s Best & Worst Cities for an Active Lifestyle

Health

New Solutions for Diabetes in Duval County

February 5, 2019 admin 0

No one knows how much diabetes could become a part of their life. For Council Member Joyce Morgan, dealing with the effects of diabetes in her family has made her a lifetime advocate for diabetes care. Many of her […]

Entertainment

‘Young and the Restless’ Star Kristoff St. John Dead at 52

February 5, 2019 Staff 0

Kristoff St. John (Facebook) By Anika Reed, USA TODAY “Young and the Restless” star Kristoff St. John has died at age 52. His attorney Mark Geragos confirmed the actor’s death, saying in an email: “Sadly […]

National

Black Children Continue to be Sent to Adult Courts, Jails at Alarmingly High Rates

February 5, 2019 Staff 0

(Tennessee Tribune) Juvenile arrest rates have fallen sharply in recent years, but Black youth are disproportionately sent to adult court by judges at some of the highest percentages seen in 30 years, according to a […]

Editorials

What are the Issues Concerning Jacksonville’s Black Voters?

February 5, 2019 Staff 0

By Charles Griggs  “Achieving equity—just and fair inclusion into a society in which all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential—is the moral imperative, a potent antidote to inequality, and the superior growth model.” […]

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