The 3rd Annual Marcus Garvey weekend, hosted by Masjid Al-Salaam was held in two locations last weekend in Jacksonville and American Beach. On Saturday, an all-day cookout brought the community together on Jackson Street in […]
Shown giving Jags fans Tia Aguinaldo and Barbara Watkins a dose of game time entertainment in front of the stadium were saxophonist Marques Wright and Tim Turner playing his makeshift drums. The Jaguars preseason game was […]
The Divine Divas of Jacksonville held their 2nd Annual Pretty Hat Tea Show and Scholarship Award event at the Fairfield Inn and Suites to over 15o attendees. The afternoon event was representative of the group’s mission statement: “to […]
Last weekend comedian, actress and author Sherri Shepherd bought her “Wiser, Prettier, Funnier & Tired” tour to the Comedy Zone in Mandarin. A former legal secretary, Sherri is traveling the country sharing her life with […]
The president of Jacksonville City Council answered the this week of weekend protestors asking several city departments to conduct an inventory of all Confederate monuments, memorials and markers on public property with the intention of asking […]
Philip Randolph Institution 48th National Education Conference was held earlier this month in Hollywood, Florida. A total of 500 plus delegates attended the conference with union members representing more than 26 different Labor Unions. The […]
Earlier this month two dozen community members varying in age, race and socioeconomic status gathered in the sanctuary of Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church with a mission of challenging and expanding our current definition of […]
Coming to Jacksonville for the weekend is comedian, actress and author Sherri Shepherd. Shepherd recently called the Free Press office and shared comedic antics of her life, her loves and her future. The tour is […]
Deannia Hester was crowned 2017 Ms. US Continental last weekend in Savannah, Georgia. The US Continental Pageant was developed to recognize the modern woman of the 21st century for their strengths, accomplishments, intelligence, integrity, strong […]
Black Rose Foundation for Children recently announced eight awards for the 2017-2018 academic years. Four of the awards are named in honor of the James V. Brooks Music Scholarships for higher education, given in honor […]
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