For more than 19 years, the Ritz Theater and Museum has showcased local talent through its popular “Puttin’ On the Ritz” competition. Created off of the legendary Showtime at the Apollo format, the competition features […]
More than 80 mothers from across the country gathered in Jacksonville for the sixth annual Angel of Mine Brunch, an event dedicated to supporting women who have lost children to gun violence, suicide, illness, traffic […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Thousands of people gathered Saturday at Clanzel T. Brown Park for the 11th Annual Duval Day, celebrating Jacksonville’s culture, local businesses and community pride in an event that concluded without incident, according […]
by Sylvia Perry Fawn Weaver, the entrepreneur who transformed the forgotten story of an enslaved distiller into one of America’s fastest-growing whiskey brands, has been removed from all involvement with Uncle Nearest as the company […]
In a landmark moment for one of the nation’s oldest and largest child advocacy organizations, the Florida Parent Teacher Association has elected Jude Bruno as its new state president, making him the first Black […]
As debates over voting rights, diversity initiatives and civil rights protections continue nationwide, community organizations across Jacksonville are joining a national “Good Trouble Lives On” weekend to honor the legacy of the late Congressman John […]
by Sylvia Perry For generations, Black Americans were denied equal access to higher education through segregation, discriminatory admissions policies, unequal public school funding and laws that barred many colleges and universities from admitting Black students. […]
The Sulzbacher took another major step in its decades-long mission to combat homelessness Friday, breaking ground on the next phase of its transformative Enterprise Village development in Northwest Jacksonville. City officials, community leaders and nonprofit […]
by Sylvia Perry More than a century after Madam C.J. Walker shattered economic barriers by becoming America’s first self-made female millionaire, a new generation of Black wealth creators is redefining what financial success looks like […]
Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson speaks to police and youth attending a 5000 Role Models conference at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Nov. 1, 2022. (Jose A. Iglesias/Miami Herald/TNS By Rep. Frederica S. […]
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