This summer’s experiences will be remembered by over 100 youth and teens from across Jacksonville that are participating in the GEARUP Summer STEAM + M Business…
Month: July 2023
Emanuel Missionary Baptist church, 2407 Rev S.L. Badger, Jr. Circle will install Rev. Darriel D. Brown, Jr. as the pastor of the 131 year old institution.…
Quench The Violence nonprofit has been serving the Jacksonville community for over 20 years under the leadership of Disciples of Christ Pastor Robert LeCount. The annual…
The Northside Lifting Our Various Enterprises (L.O.V.E) event promotes and uplifts black businesses in Duval County. Held on the Northside on Soutel Drive adjacent to the Bob…
After 32 years in the educational system, in 2018, Benetta Ross-Barnes retired from Duval County Public Schools (DCPS). Ross-Barnes, a 1977 Ribault High School graduate, specialized…
By V. Dunbar – Duval County middle and high school students are receiving the rare opportunity to run their own business through the Annie Ruth Foundation and…
Left, Attorney Mutaqee Akbar, Rev. RB Holmes and Rick Hoye are mobilizing to stop the rewriting of Florida’s Black history curriculum. BY GINA JACKSON, Contributor TALLAHASSEE…
By Dr. Adora Obi Nweze, President, Florida State Conference NAACP Governor Ron DeSantis is running hard on racism. It is the central message of his presidential…
Today, Truist Foundation announced a $225,000 grant to Rethreaded, a nonprofit focused on breaking the cycle of generational trauma for sex trafficking survivors by providing them with employment, career development…
by Elaine Bowen The Negro League Baseball’s triumphs and challenges through the first half of the 20th century are highlighted in this film that includes the…