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Sickle Cell Association Continues Fight and Education with Annual Banquet

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

A celebration of support for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Northeast Florida Chapter was held this weekend at St. Paul A.M.E. Church. Nearly two hundred friends and well-wishers of families with Sickle Cell Anemia […]

National

NAACP Files Lawsuit Over Flint Water Crisis

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

BALTIMORE, Md.— Attorneys with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of people and businesses affected by the failure to provide safe drinking water […]

Local

AKA’s Mobilize to Beautify Youth Playground

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

Alpha Kappa Alpha’s 1908 Playground Mobilization Day was held last weekend at Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center. OOver 45 members of the Gamma Rho Omeg Chapter participated in the beautification of the playground area located […]

Business

Free Workshop Helps to Break the Chain of Homestead Loss in the Black Community

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

by Jeanine Ferguson Did you know that according to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 80% of land owned by Black Americans has been lost since 1910? The major contributing factor to this tragedy is not […]

Lifestyle

Gretel and Gertie Dance Students Honor Legacy with Ritz Exhibit

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

The premier opening exhibit of the Gretel and Gertie Dance School honoring founders Mrs. Ernestine B.R. Cox and. Pricilla Jones, was presented by former students and the Jacksonville Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Former students […]

Local

Florida Senator Marco Rubio Joins Jax Mayor and Officials on Walk Through Jacksonville Housing Project

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

By Sebastian Kitchen U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio last week called for a federal criminal investigation into the Tennessee-based owner of the Eureka Garden and Washington Heights subsidized apartment complexes in Jacksonville. Rubio toured the 400-unit […]

Entertainment

Tony Awards Marks Historic Year for Diversity on Broadway

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

By Joan H. Allen Two Black productions, “Hamilton” with 16 nominations and “Shuffle Along” with 10 nominations, lead the pack for the prestigious Tony awards for 2016. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” has not only been the […]

Editorials

Many Veterans Have Made the Ultimate Sacrifice – Even in the Face Inequality

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

I recently saw a sign about our veterans that said, “We honor your sacrifice, remember your service and appreciate our freedoms.” That pretty much sums it up right? We can thank the men and women […]

Editorials

Lyin’ Donald is the Biggest Liar

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

By George E. Curry George Curry Media Columnist When Senator Ted Cruz was running for president, Donald Trump, now the presumptive Republican nominee, enjoyed referring to him as “lyin’ Ted Cruz.”  At one rally, he […]

Editorials

Education is the Great Equalizer, Part I

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

Beyond the Rhetoric By Harry C. Alford “Education is the quintessential way in which people move beyond the circumstances of one’s birth,” Isabel Sawhill. Ms. Sawhill is absolutely correct. For too many years we have […]

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