Religion
Spirit or Rule of Law?
by James Washington Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Weekly This means more to me now than when it was written back in the day. Have you ever wondered how a lawyer feels, who […]
Articles by Staff
International
No Pause in Swaziland Royal Ceremony After 38 Teen Dancers Are Killed in Crash
Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Some 38 teenage girls, chosen to take part in Swaziland’s traditional reed dance festival, were killed instantly when the flatbed truck on which they were […]
Business
by Lynn Jones Queens Harbor Yacht and Country Club was the setting for the Academy of Removable Prosthetic Implant and Dentistry International Dental Continuing Education Conference: “Practice and Management and Office Economics: Transitioning Your Dental […]
National
Black Methodist Leaders Organize for Justice
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Flanked by images of the nine men and women at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., and the four little girls killed in the 1963 bombing […]
Local
ILA Local 1408 Honors and Tributes Labor Movement at Annual Picnic
The International Longshoreman’s Local 1408 Annual Labor Day Family Fun Picnic and Cookout was a “go” on Monday, September 7th despite inclement weather. Each year the International Longshoreman American Labor Union celebrates the labor movement […]
Local
Local Kappa Fraternity Nationally Recognized for Mentoring Program
by Rahman Johnson Jacksonville, FL – The Jacksonville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity was recently recognized as the top largest chapter in the country. The group received the honor at the National Conclave […]
Urban Traveler
Tom Joyner Family Reunion Take Over Featured Concerts and Classics
by Lynn Jones Tom Joyner and his morning crew, including Sybil Wilkes and J. Anthony Brown, took over Orlando’s Gaylord Palms Convention Center during Labor Day weekend for his 13th “Family Reunion.” This year’s event […]
Local
Suited 4 Success Transitions and Impacts Males for a Cause
The University Clubs Dynamic Young Executive Board sponsors Cocktails for a Cause (C4aCz) every month. Their generosity enables members and guests to raise money and awareness while highlighting their Club throughout Jacksonville. On August 28, […]
Local
Women of Color Present Annual Ebony and Ivory Gala
Last weekend, The Women of Color Cultural Foundation, Inc., hosted their annual Ebony and Ivory Gala at the Hyatt Regency. The WOCCF rolled out the red carpet for their honorees and guests accented by a […]
Local
5000 Role Models Comes to Jax Students
The Duval County Public Schools is continuing to bolster its efforts and successes in improving the achievement levels and opportunities for minority boys with implementation of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project – a […]