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Visionaries Create Vision Boards for 2016 Goal Setting Success

January 7, 2016 Staff 0

On January 2, 2016 Visionary and Business Strategist Angela Mealer partnered with Life Coach and Event Planner Pam James to host Jacksonville’s Best Vision Board Party! The event was a rendition of the traditional goal-setting […]

Entertainment

Oprah Winfrey Signs Largest Memorial Deal in Recent History

January 7, 2016 Staff 0

by Desire Thompson Prepare to be inspired by Oprah Winfrey’s latest endeavor — a memoir. Deadline reports the media mogul has signed a deal with Flatiron Books publishing, a division of Macmillan, to release The […]

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Pillar Sanders Will have To Pay Deion $2.2 Million-And Go Back To Jail

January 7, 2016 Staff 0

Los Angeles – In the never-ending war between Deion Sanders and his ex, Pilar Sanders, Deion has just scored a key victory. Specifically, he won more than a million dollars in his defamation case against […]

Business

Have Hip-Hop and Wall Street Destroyed Soul Music?

January 7, 2016 Staff 0

By Harry C. Alford NNPA News Wire Columnist Black people have always had a strong affinity for music. Soon after our forefathers were let off the slave ships and sold to plantations we started singing. […]

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Young Black Men Killed by US Police at Highest Rate in Year of 1,134 deaths

January 7, 2016 Staff 0

Final total of people killed by US police officers in 2015 shows rate of death for young black men was five times higher than white men of the same age (The Guardian) Young black men […]

Education

Study Warns of Looming Mental Health Crisis for Black College Students

January 7, 2016 Staff 0

Researchers have noted anxiety, depression, thoughts of suicide and “John Henryism.”  The additional mental burdens black college students face can take a toll on their health, according to a new study. By Lauren Camera As […]

Business

Lender Discrimination May Be Pushing Black Churches Into Bankruptcy

January 7, 2016 Staff 0

Lender Discrimination May Be Pushing Black Churches Into Bankruptcy Predominantly African American congregations make up one-fifth of U.S. religious congregations but three-fifths of church Chapter 11 filings. by Patrick Clark (Bloomberg) A long line of research […]

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2016 Grant Applications Now Available from The Community Foundation

January 5, 2016 Staff 0

For those grant seekers serving young children, and certain arts organizations and individual artists   JACKSONVILLE, Florida – January 5, 2016—The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida has posted grant applications for certain categories of competitive […]

Entertainment

‘Unforgettable’ Singer Natalie Cole Dies At 65

January 5, 2016 Staff 0

Natalie Cole: her voice was unforgettable, her lineage is incredible and her legacy is undeniable. Cole, who had struggled with a variety of health issues in recent years, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 night, according […]

Editorials

2015 Was a Year Full of Shock and Significance

January 5, 2016 Staff 0

OK, to say that 2015 flew by would be very cliche’ right? But it would be so true. As the year comes to an end, the holidays just didn’t seem quite the same – especially […]

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