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Nonprofit Nurtures Young Designers to Create Their Passion through Style

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Mandarin Middle school student and budding fashion designer,Shylah Byrd-Smith discovered her passion in designing while putting togther styles form items in her closet. After a chance meeting with Nicole Butler, creator of “The Designer Kids […]

Community

Back to School Giveaway Still Meeting the Challenge of Pandemic Restrictions

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New Town Success Zone (NTSZ) held their 12th annual Back to School Giveaway at their facility on Old Kings Rd on the Northside near Edward Waters Campus. Due to Covid-19 the event was attended via […]

Education

For this Teacher, This Transition is Bittersweet

September 3, 2020 admin 0

By Fed Ingram – The beginning of the school year is a fresh start and a time of transition. For this teacher, it’s bittersweet. I was recently elected secretary-treasurer of my national union, the American […]

Local

Benjamin Hart 97 Years after Lynching on Old Kings Road

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The Jacksonville Community Remembrance Project recently held a soil collection ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the lynching of Benjamin Hart in Jacksonville. The lynching, one of thousands of crimes of racial terror designed to […]

Local

Alphas Provide Mask for N.S. Schools and Agencies

September 3, 2020 admin 0

Just in time for the opening of the school year, local members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. followed in the footsteps of their forefathers and came to the aid of the community. In the […]

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2020: Ax Handle Saturday Written on the Halls of National History

September 3, 2020 admin 0

The annual Ax Handle Saturday commemoration this year receive all of the due deserving fanfare in its 60th year. A special highlight was the designation of the former Hemming Plaza, now James Weldon Johnson Park, […]

Business

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and Florida State College at Jacksonville Sign Agreement for Automated Vehicle Partnership

September 3, 2020 admin 0

JACKSONVILLE, FL. August 26, 2020 –Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) Chief Executive Officer Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. and Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) President Dr. John Avendano officially signed a memorandum of understanding to expand […]

Business

Amazon to Launch New Fulfillment Center in Jacksonville, Florida  

September 2, 2020 admin 0

New facility will create 500 new, full-time jobs in Duval County  – SEATTLE – (BUSINESS WIRE) – September 2, 2020 — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to expand its presence with a new fulfillment […]

Entertainment

Akon Unveils Plans to Build $6B ‘Real-Life Wakanda’

September 2, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire | September 2, 2020 | Multiplatinum and award-winning singer and producer Akon once said he took a self-imposed moratorium from the music industry in a magnanimous gesture to let others shine. While maybe partially […]

Political

Save The Date! Trump vs Biden: September 29th / Kamala Harris vs Mike Pence: October 7th

September 2, 2020 admin 0

The official schedule for the upcoming presidential debates was released Wednesday, revealing when and where Joe Biden would square off against Donald Trump as the 2020 election rapidly approaches. But while those two will have three times to go at it, the […]

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