By Marsha Phelts – News of the death of centenarian Sollie Mitchell shocked citizens of Jacksonville last week as they learned of the departure of one of its most beloved citizens. His next birthday would […]
By Hazel Yates-Campbell – Twelve of Jacksonville’s highest ranking African-American students from Duval County Public Schools were awarded scholarships for academic excellence from Gamma Beta Boule’s 38th Annual High Potential Youth Recognition Awards Program. The […]
The Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the major renovation of Centennial Towers, a 208-unit affordable housing apartment complex for seniors and disabled in Springfield. Built in 1977, […]
Tens of thousands of music fans partook in the annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival 2022. The three-day line-up, included dozens of artist, performing on two stages. For forty years jazz enthusiasts and aficionados from around the […]
The Jacksonville Urban League Economic, Community Development Foundation and Wells Fargo hosted the tenth anniversary celebration of the Wells Fargo Historic Springfield Community Learning Center. The Center serves as a hub for a diverse group […]
The Alpha Beta Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, collected over 7,000 feminine items and other donations for women and girls in partnership with Renewing Dignity. “I appreciate the community recognizing the […]
The city of Jacksonville closed out Mental Health Month with Step-by-Step 4 Help Foundation, Inc., ‘Unsung Heroes in Mental Health’ gala at the Shades of Green Inaugural Gala Mental Health Awards of Excellence. Duval County […]
Nonprofits have had to become more comfortable asking for money during the past two years. Reluctant fundraisers have had to face their fears and talk about the strengths of their organizations and their ability to […]
By Tamara Shiloh – Some 63 years before Jackie Robinson is credited as the first African American in Major League Baseball (April 15, 1947), Moses Fleetwood Walker (1856–1924) became the true first to break the sport’s […]
by Andrew Pantazi – Updated May 28, 2022 – Sheriff Mike Williams sold his Jacksonville home and moved to suburban Nassau County more than a year ago even as he continued serving as Duval County’s sheriff, […]
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