Patrice McConnell was celebrated in a big way at her 40th Birthday Masquerade Gala. It was a well planned catered event with over a hundred guests. The party was loaded with entertainment provided by local […]
Fulfilling a commitment to convene citizens in a dialogue about discrimination, Mayor Lenny Curry announced today a series of Community Conversations he is hosting over the next several weeks. The first of three sessions will […]
The statistics are staggering. About 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 each day and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that more than 70 percent of people over 65 will require long-term care […]
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Denard Robinson and his teammates joined the United Way of Northeast Florida to promote youth health and fitness during the 2015 Hometown Huddle. Promoting Play 60 (60 minutes of play each […]
The Black Lives Matter movement, which many have embraced and others have claimed is anti-police, received an endorsement from President Obama, during a special White House session to deal with reforming the nation’s criminal justice […]
by M. Latimer Last weekend, more than 250 Edward Waters College alumni gathered to honor long-term community supporters at the Annual Homecoming Spirit Brunch. The event, themed “The Cheerful Givers,” allowed alums to recognize five […]
By Julianne Malveaux In contrast to the more entertaining Republican presidential candidate debates, the first Democratic presidential candidate debate was more absorbing. We heard from grownups that refrained from personal attacks and offered solid information […]
“The past always looks better than it was. It’s only pleasant because it isn’t here,” once wrote Peter Finley Dunne. Florida Senate Democratic Leader Arthenia Joyner recently started a movement to remove one vestige of […]
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The old adage, ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same’ seems somehow an apt description for what a growing number of communities are suffering: a lack of […]
By James Wright Special to the NNPA from the AFRO Minister Louis Farrakhan told a crowd of 200 people that the Nation of Islam will team up with 100 Black Men, an influential national Black […]
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