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Duval Celebrates Kwanzaa with Emphasis on Collective Work and Responsibility

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By Lynn JonesTurpin – As the world was winding down from the holidays, Kwanzaa stepped in to provide the seven principles for 2021. First celebrated in 1966, Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture that […]

Local

Soil Collection Remembers City’s Lynched Black Men

January 7, 2021 admin 0

The Jacksonville Community Remembrance Project, an initiative of 904WARD,  held a virtual and social distancing soil collection ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the lynching of Eugene Burnam. The lynching, one of thousands of crimes […]

Local

Rhonda Peoples-Waters Makes History as a Duval County Judge

January 7, 2021 admin 0

After more than 18 tries ranging from petitions for governor appointments, recommendations and elections to become a judge, Rhonda Peoples-Waters has been sworn in as the first elected Black female judge of Duval County. Peoples-Waters […]

Political

War Zone in D.C.: Angry Pro-Trump Protesters Storm U.S. Capitol and Disrupt Electoral Vote Counting

January 7, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on War Zone in D.C.: Angry Pro-Trump Protesters Storm U.S. Capitol and Disrupt Electoral Vote Counting

The U.S. Capitol was on lockdown Wednesday afternoon following a breach by hundreds of protesters who battled with police on blood-streaked pavement while waving flags that announced their support for President Donald J. Trump. U.S. […]

Health

The Health Care Personal Option vs. the Public Option

January 7, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on The Health Care Personal Option vs. the Public Option

WASHINGTON — As President-elect Joe Biden continues to staff his incoming administration, health care has jumped back into Washington, D.C. policy discussions. Amid talk of a public option, or “Medicare for All,” some health policy […]

National

Woman Shot Dead While Pro-Trump Mob Stormed U.S. Capitol

January 7, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on Woman Shot Dead While Pro-Trump Mob Stormed U.S. Capitol

A woman who was shot in the chest during a riot inside the U.S. Capitol died Wednesday despite paramedics performing CPR in an attempt to save her, according to Washington, D.C. Metro Police. Authorities have […]

National

Before the Capitol Riot, a Sea of Thousands of Trump Supporters Gathered

January 7, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on Before the Capitol Riot, a Sea of Thousands of Trump Supporters Gathered

Nine hours before their political movement would begin to self-immolate amid broken windows and gunfire, supporters of President Donald J. Trump — including those who stormed and breached the U.S. Capitol building — gathered on […]

Business

2020 Tillie K. Fowler Distinguished Leadership Award Recipients

January 7, 2021 admin 0

Leadership Jacksonville, an organization that educates, connects and inspires diverse leaders to build and strengthen their communities recognized Ju’Coby Pittman as the 2020 Tillie K. Fowler Distinguished Leadership Award recipient. The Tillie K. Fowler Distinguished Leadership […]

Political

Trump Supporters Storm the Capitol

January 6, 2021 admin 0

By Claire Hansen, Staff Writer Jan. 6, 2021, at 2:58 p.m. – A mob of pro-Trump protesters forced their way inside the building shortly after lawmakers entered into a joint session of Congress to certify President-elect Joe […]

Entertainment

Dr. Dre Recovering Well After Being Admitted into Hospital

January 6, 2021 admin 0

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer – LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Dre says he will be “back home soon” after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a […]

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