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Community

Local Surf Companies Make Waves in Teaching Communities of Color

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Every year, thousands of surfers hit the waves at Jacksonville Beach and surrounding areas. But, how many of those are people of color? Two Jacksonville based companies, Anact and SurfearNEGRA, have teaming up to break […]

Community

Donations Pour in to Teach Urban Kids Swimming

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Joyce Delifus, President and Founder of the Shawn D. Delifus Foundation, recently received a surprise phone call from local WCGL radio station show “Jax. Engage with Angela Spears.  During the conversation, Spears surprised the foundation […]

Local

Activist on The Front Line: Monuments, Voting and Budget Remain Focus of Protests

August 5, 2020 admin 0

By Lynn Jones – The Duval County Democratic Black Caucus, Take ’em Down Jax, Northside Coalition of Jacksonville (NCOJ), NOW (National Organization of Women) and Vets for Peace joined together with concerned and engaged community […]

Community

Rivers Family Take Community Care and Hygiene Into their Own hands

August 5, 2020 admin 0

By Lynn Jones – Brainstorming on a way to give back to the community during these Co-vid 19 precedent times, the Rivers family put their heads together and came up with the idea of hygiene […]

Editorials

Is Racism Responsible for Black Problems?

August 4, 2020 admin 0

By Walter Williams – I doubt whether any American would defend the police treatment of George Floyd that led to his death. But many Americans are supporting some of the responses to Floyd’s death — […]

Lifestyle

Leading AARP, With No Plans to Retire

August 4, 2020 admin 0

By David Gelles – After decades of government service, Jo Ann Jenkins could have stopped working and enjoyed her pension. Instead, she set about bringing AARP into the modern age. Jo Ann Jenkins could have called […]

Religion

Don’t Be Afraid to Be Right, Alone

August 4, 2020 admin 0

By James A. Washington – I have often heard and have come to the conclusion that Jesus, as was Paul, was killed because He dared to stand up and speak truth to power. He and many […]

Entertainment

Samuel L. Jackson Docuseries ‘Enslaved’ Sets Premiere Date on Epix

August 4, 2020 admin 0

amuel L. Jackson’s latest project, a docuseries which is looking to shed new light on 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World, has set its premiere date. Titled “Enslaved,” the six-part Epix series […]

National

August is National Black Business Month

August 4, 2020 admin 0

August is National Black Business Month (Black PR Wire) Miami, Fla. – Madam C.J. Walker once said “I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don’t sit down […]

Political

AP VoteCast: How Black Women Shape Democratic Politics

August 4, 2020 admin 0

WASHINGTON — Black women are often called the backbone of the Democratic Party — reliable and loyal voters whose support can make or break a candidate. In 2018, they were more likely than women in […]

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