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Oprah Closing Harpo Studios for Good

April 8, 2016 Staff 0

By Marijim D., jobsnhire.com Oprah Winfrey will finally be closing down Harpo Studios. The Chicago studio was where her talk show was filmed for more than 20 years. Mail Online reported that the daytime talk show […]

Education

Stillman College President to Step Down in 2017

April 8, 2016 Staff 0

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Stillman College’s president is expecting to step down from his position next year. The Tuscaloosa News reports  that Peter Millet says he plans on stepping down once his current three-year contract […]

Community

EWC Recruiting Students for the Black Male College Explorers Summer Program

April 8, 2016 Staff 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Edward Waters College (EWC) is currently enrolling students for the 2016 Black Male College Explorers Summer Program. The EWC Black Male Explorers Program is an at-risk prevention/intervention program designed specifically to prevent […]

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Jacksonville Community Mourns Passing of Former EWC President Dr. Cecil Cone

April 8, 2016 Staff 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Edward Waters College (EWC) mourns the passing of our former President, Cecil Wayne Cone, Ph.D. Dr. Cone served Edward Waters College as President from 1977 – 1988. Dr. Cecil Wayne Cone completed […]

National

Poor White Kids Are Less Likely to go to Prison Than Rich Black Kids

April 8, 2016 Staff 0

By Max Ehrenfreund, washingtonpost.com It’s a fact that people of color are worse off than white Americans in all kinds of ways, but there is little agreement on why. Some see those disparities as a […]

Business

Internship to C-Suite: turning your learning experience into a career dream come true

April 8, 2016 Staff 0

by Sable Badaki Internship. This word creates images of free labor, coffee runs, copying and other menial tasks. Actually, there was a time, when  “intern” was synonymous with grunt work.  More and more organizations are […]

Local

Sheriff’s Office Honors First Black Female Corrections Officer, Mary Frances Griffin Sparks

April 7, 2016 Staff 0

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office posthumously honored the city’s first black female corrections officer during a ceremony Thursday March 31st in the Patrol Assembly Room located on second floor of the Police Memorial Building. The family […]

Community

Jacksonville Links Celebrate Love for HBCUs

April 7, 2016 Staff 0

The Jacksonville Chapter of The Links, Incorporated celebrated the rich history and great traditions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities last month in support of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s “I Love My HBCU Month”. […]

Entertainment

Alhambra Provides Theater Lovers a Professional Musical Rendition of Broadway’s “The Wiz”

April 7, 2016 Staff 0

by Lynn Jones Appearing at the Alhambra through April 24th is “The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical,” a glorious musical retelling of Frank Baum’s “Wonderful Wizard of Oz” set in the context of African-American culture. […]

Community

Antiques, Memorabilia and Artifacts Highlight Family Estate Sale of the Late Sallye B. Mathis

April 7, 2016 Staff 0

Sallye B. Mathis, a retired educator and civic activist became one of two Black women elected to the old City Council in 1967, along with Mary L. Singleton, becoming the first Blacks to do so […]

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