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Month: January 2024

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Bookfest in the Park Exposes Urban Jax to the Literary Arts

January 25, 2024 admin 0

The 2nd Jax Urban Book Festival (JUBF) was held in James Weldon Johnson Park featuring local published authors. With over 20 authors present, the bookfest combined the business of storytelling and overall love of books […]

Local

Families Challenges Lawmakers to Remember Those Lost to Violence

January 25, 2024 admin 0

Hundreds of crime survivors and families of murdered Floridians gathered at the state capitol to urge lawmakers to expand support for crime victims and make communities safer. A bus load of Jacksonville citizens carrying momento’s […]

Entertainment

Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series is Back!

January 22, 2024 admin 0

Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series

Community

St. John’s River Ferry Phase V Infrastructure Improvements and Engine Maintenance Haul Out 

January 19, 2024 admin 0

Jacksonville, Fla. (January 19, 2024) – The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) will temporarily suspend the St. Johns River Ferry service from February 5 to February 26, 2024, to support phase V infrastructure upgrades and engine […]

Education

Spelman College Receives Historic $100 Million Gift – Largest Ever to an HBCU

January 18, 2024 admin 0

Spelman College, one of the leading educational institutions for Black women in STEM, announced a historic milestone with a $100 million gift – the largest single donation ever made to a Historically Black College or […]

Education

5000 Role Models MLK Scholarship Breakfast Puts the Spotlight on Success

January 18, 2024 admin 0

Johania Charles Miami Times Staff Writer – Thirty-one years ago, then Miami-Dade County Public Schools board member Frederica S. Wilson saw fit to advocate for a drug, dropout and prison prevention program for young boys […]

Editorials

America is No Longer the ‘Land of Opportunity’

January 18, 2024 admin 0

PUBLISHED JANUARY 17, 2024 – When the governors of Texas, Arizona and Florida took advantage of the welcoming traditions provided by sanctuary cities, it was meant to get rid of an unwanted problem.  David W. Marshall […]

Entertainment

Radio Icon Donnie Simpson Takes Final Bow After 55 Years in Broadcasting

January 18, 2024 admin 0

 By Stacy M. Brown – An icon, trailblazer, and media legend, Simpson held a commanding presence in Washington, D.C.  By Stacy M. Brown – Legendary radio and media personality Donnie Simpson signed off, possibly for the […]

Business

Cheryl McKissack Daniel—The “Hidden Figure” Of Construction Industry

January 18, 2024 admin 0

BY GILLIAN GLASCO – www.sundaybestmagazine.com – Far too often the ingenuity and contributions of Black Americans are erased, hidden, or simply never acknowledged in the history of the United States. The legacy of exploited labor and the […]

Book Reviews

Jax Urban Book Festival is Back!

January 17, 2024 admin 0

By L. Jones – Jax Urban Book Festival (JUBF) organizer and self proclaimed ‘author groupie’ Natasha Slaughter is on a mission to reimagine books on the First Coast.  “Personally I’ve been a fan of authors […]

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