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Business

OneUnited Bank, The Largest Black Bank In The Nation, Has More than 100,000 Customers

October 19, 2020 admin 0

by Derek Major -The largest Black bank in the U.S. has proudly announced it has achieved a milestone of 100,000 customers after a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and a focus on racial […]

Entertainment

R. Kelly’s Lawyer Wants to Question Gang Member Who Attacked Him in Jail

October 19, 2020 admin 0

By A.R. Shaw | R. Kelly’s legal team is seeking to speak with the man who attacked him. On Oct. 16, Kelly’s team filed a motion after claiming that a video shows that no one […]

Book Reviews

Dr. Kimberly Gilbert Chronicles Her Experience in Medical School in New Book

October 19, 2020 admin 0

By Rolling Out – Dr. Kimberly Gilbert, a board-certified Atlanta-based physician has penned a new book, So … When Do I See the Doctor? The book is about her journey to becoming a physician and […]

Sports

Sue Bird: Fans Don’t Watch WNBA Because Players are ‘Black, Gay, Tall’

October 19, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire – WNBA legend Sue Bird says the beleaguered league has always had trouble attracting mainstream viewers because most of the women are “tall, Black, gay.” Contrast this, Bird says, with the more […]

Community

Coalition Unites to Aide Dilapidated Schools

October 15, 2020 admin 0

Have you seen the commercials on television? Noted individuals from Mayor John Delaney and Sheriff Nat Glover to a former Duval County Superintendent have joined forces to support the half penny sales tax amendment. Known […]

Community

New Farmers Market to Open in Northside Food Desert

October 15, 2020 admin 0

The 10.5 acre “White Harvest Farms” in the heart of urban Jacksonville on on Moncrief Rd. ,recently broke ground on a Farmers Market, an outdoor classroom and a training center.  The vision of the Clara […]

Local

Gone But Not Forgotten; Bereaved Family Members Join law Enforcement and Politicos Ride to Quench the Violence

October 15, 2020 admin 0

by Free Press staff – The Quench the Violence organization joined forces with law enforcement, churches and other nonprofits for the 14th “Reversing the Cycle of Violence” community bike ride on the Northside. down Moncrief […]

Local

Hundreds Turn Out for Voter Inspiration at Black Bus Tour Rally

October 15, 2020 admin 0

“The Blackest Bus in America” in partnership with the local NAACP office made a stop in Jacksonville, Florida in front of Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. Hundreds of congregation members, activist and elected officials participated in […]

Local

Community Baby Shower Aids Expecting Mothers in Need

October 15, 2020 admin 0

By Lynn Turpin – The Magnolia Project “Community Baby Shower,” hosted by Florida House of Representative District 13 Rep. Tracie Davis was held last weekend at the Magnolia East Clinic on Merrill Rd. The annual […]

Political

Florida is a Swing State Again. These Battleground Regions Could Decide the Race.

October 15, 2020 admin 0

By Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Polls show close race between Trump and Biden in Florida, America’s largest swing state. Here are four of the state’s battlegrounds that could tip the 2020 race. hen polls […]

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