By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) As the Supplier Diversity Manager at the Volkswagen Group of America’s plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., Edkedsha Mathis said she relies on a concept called the three A’s: Aim […]
Walmart stopped selling shirts featuring the word “bulletproof” on Black Lives Matter merchandise after the world’s largest police organization called the slogan offensive. Walmart said it removed the specific item after the Fraternal Order of […]
By Jonathan Chait c.2017, Custom House / William Morrow $27.99 / $34.99 Canada 272 pages If you can’t say something nice… Sometimes, it’s hard to say nothing at all. There are times when you need […]
Five exceptional public school educators were named finalists for the 2017 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year. The finalists were selected by a committee of educators, community members and business leaders from a […]
Jacksonville City Council member Garrett Dennis recently filed a bill to Amend Chapter 126 of the Procurement Code, relating to Ex-offender Re-entry Requirements and Employment. It is the policy of the City of Jacksonville that […]
by K. Morrison The Gamma Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was chartered in Jacksonville, Florida on June 23, 1942. At that time, ten college-educated, enterprising, dedicated and civic-minded young women who […]
Cities throughout the United States including Jacksonville and in various parts of the world saw droves of people demonstrating in response to the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Mobilized by rhetoric in his […]
On Feb. 1, the U. S. Postal Service will kick off 2017 Black History Month with the issuance of the Dorothy Height Forever stamp to honor the civil rights legend. The Dorothy Height Forever stamp […]
Placing in the National Association for Colored People’s (NAACP) Afro-Academic Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) has its rewards. In 2016, Douglas Anderson High School senior Aahkilah Cornelius entered the Jacksonville Branch NAACP ACT-SO Competition. […]
For the first time in American history, the United States Mint and Treasury have put a black woman on money. Recently, the agencies unveiled the 2017 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin, which portrays Lady Liberty […]
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