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Black Rose Foundation Scholarship Recipients Announced

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The Black Rose Foundation for Children recently announced their 2020 James V. Brooks Memorial Scholarship Recipients.  The purpose of the scholarship is to assist Duval County high school graduates to continue their music interest during […]

Obituaries

Final Services Set for Lt. Colonel Robert Porter

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Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Porter, a native of Chicago, Illinois, returned to the Lord after a long illness. A graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), He was a member of the world renowned […]

Lifestyle

Local teacher Finding Comfort and Providing Solace Through the Release of Her Music

September 3, 2020 admin 0

By day, Melissa Case is an instructional ready coach for Duval County Public School System (DCPS).  At night, she is a wife and mother of two boys who are the center of her world. Somewhere […]

Community

Foundation Offers Free Exercise and Nutrition Classes to Replace Swimming Lessons

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The Shawn D. Delifus Foundation , noted for providing free swimming lesson s to urban communities, is adapting to the pandemic environment. With mandated Covid-19 social distancing protocols in full force, swim class lessons this […]

Community

Nonprofit Nurtures Young Designers to Create Their Passion through Style

September 3, 2020 admin 0

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 […]

Local

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, […]

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