Photo via twitter By Zito Madu, sbnation.com Charles Barkley was right. Watching Isaiah Thomas cry during pre-game warmups one day after his youngest sister tragically died in a car accident was uncomfortable. It was uncomfortable […]
No athlete ever faced greater pressure and suffered more abuse than he did. Yet he didn’t just endure; he thrived as he changed baseball and American society forever. How did Jackie Robinson do it? A […]
by Reginald Lawrence On Monday April 10, American Legion Post 197 celebrated its 70th Birthday of service to the community and the City of Jacksonville by accepting a Mayoral Proclamation from City of Jacksonville Director […]
President Trump’s staffer Omarosa Manigault married Jacksonville’s The Sanctuary at Mount Calvary Pastor John Newman last weekend in Washington, D.C. at the Trump International Hotel. Manigault, 43, had originally planned on exchanging vows with Newman, […]
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Florida, Belize Central America, Jurisdiction, Incorporated, Prince Hall Affiliated celebrated its 147th Annual Grand Communication from April 7 – 10, at the Hyatt Regency […]
Thousands of people living with leukemia, sickle cell anemia and other blood cancers and disorders know that a cure is within reach. But for these patients, the cure isn’t a “what” – but a “who.” […]
By Robin White Goode, blackenterprise.com There’s a certain romance about the idea of doing volunteer work in the developing world. Although much of the work is most likely grueling, it still speaks of adventure and […]
By Madeline Will If a low-income black student has just one black teacher in elementary school, that student is significantly more likely to graduate high school and consider attending college, a new John Hopkins University […]
While visiting the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture, 87-year-old Isabell Meggett Lucas saw the home she was born and raised in restored. Unbeknownst to her, her tiny two-bedroom house was formerly for […]
Bettye Jean Hayes Sessions was born on January 29, 1934, in Jacksonville, Florida, to John Henry Hayes, Sr. and Willene Porter Hayes. She was the fourth of five children. She married Malcolm George Aubrey Sessions […]
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