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Local Black Power Organizations Seeking to Rise Up and Create Generational Wealth

March 2, 2021 admin 0

By Lynn Jones-Turpin – Since the days of the Back Panther Party’s (BPP) inception, African American organizations have attempted to rise up and continue the movement’s mottos, missions and goals of self empowerment. The Black […]

Lifestyle

New Event Center Brings Star Power

March 2, 2021 admin 0

By LJT – Platinum Events Center on Kings Avenue in San Marco, celebrated their grand opening with a “Met Gala,” soiree. Sixty invited stylish guestes walked the red carpert and created a runway of couture […]

Community

State Attorneys Office Celebrates HBCU Day

March 2, 2021 admin 0

The Office of the State Attorney Fourth Judicial Circuit celebrated Black History Month by hosting an inaugural Historical Black College and University Day honoring African American HBCU graduates in the legal profession. Staff was educated […]

Community

Apple of Our Eye Award Presented to DCPS Superintendent Greene

March 2, 2021 admin 0

By Lynn Jones-Turpin – During her tenure as Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) Superintendent, Diana Greene has received many accolades. Since 2018, Greene has worked as the superintendent of DCPS, the 20th largest school district […]

Community

Melanin Market Restores Historic Eastside Community with Black Owned Vendor Fair

March 2, 2021 admin 0

Since 2017, when the first Melanin Market opened on the Eastside on A. Phillips Randolph Blvd, the area has been uplifted through volunteer services, companies and organizations seeking to assist business owners in the area. […]

Business

Plan to take the Craziness Out of Fundraising – Part Two of a Two-Part Series

March 2, 2021 admin 0

March 1, 2021 –  Link to Part One  –  Working from a fundraising plan can take some of the “craziness” out of fundraising. Anyone who has been involved in fundraising knows there are times when […]

Entertainment

The Lovely Andra Day is Black America’s First Woman to Win ‘Best Actress’ Golden Globe in 35 Years

March 2, 2021 admin 0

By Victor Trammell (Source: www.yourblackworld.net) – The 2021 Golden Globes showcased a night of historical splendor in epic proportion after a new, dazzling, and talented Black actress won the gold. Various upscale publications of the arts […]

Community

Protalks Launches Grassroots Prostate Cancer Awareness

February 28, 2021 admin 0

By Lynn Jones-Turpin -The University of Florida CaRE2 Health Equity Protalks prostate cancer awareness launch and kickoff was held downtown inside the DreamWeek coop working facility, located downtown on Ashley Street.  The Protalks, (Prostate, Outreach, Opportunities […]

Education

Gilead Sciences and Wake Forest University School of Divinity Partner to Address HIV Epidemic Through Faith-Based Programming and Community Outreach

February 25, 2021 admin 0

Gilead Sciences and Wake Forest University School of Divinty partner to Address HIV Epidemic Through Faith-Based Programming and Community Outreach  Gilead Will Provide $5 Million in Grant Funding to Wake Forest Over 3 Years as […]

Sports

The Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association 1932-1968

February 25, 2021 admin 0

By Willie B. Hall – Many have never heard of the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association (FIAA), the organization that regulated athletic programs of black high schools in Florida before integration. The FIAA was created in the […]

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