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Bigger Than Africa Digs Deep into Black History: Toyin Ibrahim Adeyeke’s far-reaching documentary on Yoruba culture

February 5, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

BIGGER THAN AFRICA DIGS DEEP INTO BLACK HISTORY | Toyin Ibrahim Adeyeke’s far-reaching documentary on Yoruba culture premieres | on WORLD on Saturday at 11 p.m. and broadcasts on public stations across the U.S.   […]

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Jacksonville Selected as a U.S. Civil Rights Expansion Site

February 5, 2026 Staff 0

 The U.S. Civil Rights Trail is expanding in 2026 including a creation of a Jacksonville Civil Rights Trail. Mt Ararat Baptist Church on Myrtle Avenue will be the first site officially installed among 40 markers Feb […]

Lifestyle

‘She was Sitting on the End of the Bed Looking at the Ring, I said, ‘Will You Marry Me?’

February 4, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times ARVETRICE ‘VET’ WADE-JONES & LUCIUS JONES SR. Live: Pleasant Grove Married: April 14, 2019 Met: Summer 2004, at the City of Birmingham’s Public Works division, where they both worked in […]

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Founder of Arise & Align Conference 2026 Invites High Achieving Women of Color to Reclaim Holistic Wealth

February 4, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Nationwide — Prea Epps, Founder and CEO of Reframed Financial Coaching, proudly announces the inaugural Arise & Align Conference: Reclaiming Your Holistic Wealth, a transformative one-day experience designed for high-achieving professional women of color who are ready […]

Religion

Pastor Jamal Bryant calls for the arrest of protestors who recently interrupted his church service

February 4, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

By Haniyah Philogene | After a “white evangelical nationalist” protestor disrupted his church service, Pastor Jamal Bryant is asking: Where is the arrest warrant? Pastor Jamal Bryant is asking the U.S. attorney general to keep the same energy […]

Local

Who Gets Grace? What a Viral Jaguars Moment Reveals About Bias in Sports Coverage

February 4, 2026 Staff 0

by S. Perry Three weeks ago, Free Press reporter Lynn Jones-Turpin went viral lending words of encouragement to the Jacksonville Jaguars Coach Liam Coen. Negative comments spread like wild fire calling Jones-Turpin’ outlet “fake news” […]

Book Reviews

Storehouse Voices: Black History Month Story Telling

February 4, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Storehouse Voices, a new imprint of Crown Publishing under Penguin Random House, was founded to celebrate the power of Black storytelling and ensure diverse voices are heard across the literary world. With Black History Month […]

Sports

Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments Headed to Jacksonville

February 4, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) Commissioner Jeff Bacon announced Wednesday a multi-year agreement to bring the ASUN Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments to Jacksonville, Fla., starting in 2026. This marks the first time since 2013 that […]

Local

Dr. Norma Solomon White: A Life of Firsts, Leadership and Lasting Legacy

February 3, 2026 Staff 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  — Dr. Norma Solomon White’s life and career reflect a series of groundbreaking accomplishments that have reshaped education, civic leadership and African American women’s roles in institutions long resistant to change. Born Nov. […]

National

Don Lemon Made the Headlines, but Georgia Fort’s Arrest Shows No Journalist Is Safe

February 3, 2026 Staff 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Don Lemon, a veteran broadcaster and longtime critic of President Donald Trump, was arrested late Thursday night in Los Angeles after livestreaming an anti-ICE demonstration connected to a January protest at a […]

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