Entertainment
Viola Davis Will Get a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Viola Davis By Frederick H. Lowe The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced that acclaimed award-winning actress Viola Davis will be honored with the […]
Articles by Staff
Religion
Shirley Caesar denies ‘U Name It Challenge’ lawsuit
By uerweb.com As we’ve reported, gospel great Shirley Caesar is not thrilled about her 2010 sermon that became the genesis , so to speak, for the “U Name it Challenge.” It had been reported that […]
Education
Tens of Thousands of Louisiana College Students are About to Lose Half Their Scholarship Money
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Aja Jefferson, a freshman at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, needs to come up with $1,300 more for tuition next semester — and so do tens of thousands of other […]
Political
Obama’s Farewell Speech Will Be in Chicago
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza: A snowman peeks into the Oval Office as President Barack Obama signs end-of-the-year bills, Dec. 16, 2016. By Dennis Robaugh, patch.com From community organizer in Chicago to state […]
Local
Black Expo Weekend Highlights Top 20 Under 40, Celebrity Sightings, Entertainment and Community Connections
by Lynn Show In the midst of hurricane Matthew’s wrath, Black Expo 2016 had to be rescheduled from October 6-8th to last weekend. Hundreds of Duval county residents showed up to the annual confab to […]
Local
FAMU Graduate Opens Pharmacy Tech School on NS to Generate Healthcare Industry Job Opportunities
by Lynn Jones Determined to shed a light on positive stories in Northwest Jacksonville, Albert Chester, Jr. is making a difference in the community he grew up loving. Last weekend the millennial opened The Capstone […]
Local
Coalition’s December to Remember Brightens Holidays for Five Local Families
The Clara White Mission led a coalition of organization and companies to host the 21st Annual “December to Remember” Christmas Party, dedicated to lifting the spirits of five deserving families. Held last weekend at the […]
Lifestyle
Jack and Jill’s Beauxs Give Back in Journey to Manhood
by A. Batson The Jacksonville Chapter of Jack and Jill is presenting 17 young men as part of the 15th Bi-annual Les Beautillion Militaire, which will be held in March. One of the major requirements […]
Health
Black Women Should Beware of These Five Symptoms — They Could Be Signs of HIV
An estimated 1.2 million people in the U.S. were living with HIV at the end of 2013, according to the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. Although African Americans make up only 13 percent […]
Editorials
It’s Winter In America – Democrats Fail to Defend Democracy
by Wilmer Leon Legislators represent people not trees or acres.. As long as ours is a representative form of government, and our legislatures are those instruments of government elected directly by and directly representative of […]