Events

Limelight Teen Performing Company - Teens ages 13 to 19 are invited to join “Articulate,” a free teen performing company at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., uptown St. Augustine. The new company will meet [...]

BHM Showcase - Join the MyVillageProject for the inaugural Black History Month Showcase, February 27th, at 6 p.m. in Hemming Park, 303 N. Laura St. The event is designed to showcase and celebrate local and [...]

Growing Great Girls Workshop  - Best-selling author Catherine Steiner-Adair will speak on Technology & Self-esteem at the 9th Annual Growing Great Girls workshop at the Schultz Center, 4019 Boulevard Center Drive, Thursday, January 29th, 10:30 [...]

Join Florida State Representative Mia Jones and Cheryl Townsend for the New America Media discussion on Children's Healthcare Access in Jacksonville's Diverse Community, Thursday, January 29th, 11 - 12:30 a.m. (lunch provided). To RSVP or for [...]

Through Our Eyes Exhibit - Though our Eyes Exhibit 2015 at the Ritz Theater and Museum, 829 N. Davis St., entitled “Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey: An Artistic Evolution,” an exhibit featuring visual autobiographies [...]

Gay Marriage Discussion - The meaning of gay marriage discussion will take place at the Adam W. Herbert University Center, 12000 Alumni, Friday, January 30th at 7 p.m. For more info visit www.unf.edu.

RFAA Concert - The Riverside Fine Arts Association presents Daniel D and the Urban Instrumentalist in concert, January 30th at 7:30 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. For more info visit www.rfaajax.org.

Comedy at Ms. Dee’s - Hear comedians Coco Brown, Kool Bubba Ice and T-Ray at Ms. Dee’s Comedy Club, 9501 Arlington Expressway (Regency Mall), Friday, January 30 -31st, 8 and 10 p.m.  For more info [...]

Zora Neal Hurston Festival Bus Trip - Zora Neal Hurston Festival Bus Trip, to Eatonville, Florida. Departing Jax Saturday, January 31st from the Gateway Mall, 5800 Norwood Avenue. Departure is 8 a.m. returning at 7:30 [...]

Untied Way Real Sense 12th Annual Tax Season Kickoff, Saturday, January 31, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., at Jacksonville Children's Commission, 1095 A. Philip Randolph Blvd.  Free tax preparation info, lunch provided, family fun and activities. [...]

Jax Alpha Phi Alpha Oratorical Contest - The Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. invites the community to the annual the MLK Oratorical Scholarship contest. Young men from various Duval county High [...]

DCDBC Meeting - The Duval County Democratic Black Caucus monthly meeting is Tuesday, February 3rd, at 6 p.m. at the Highlands Branch Library, 1826 Dunn Ave. For more info call 651-249-4336.

DBPGN Mixer - Downtown Business Professional Group Network mixer at Shad Khans Suite, February 12th, 6-8 p.m. at Everbank Fields, One Everbank Dr..  For more info call 625-7937.

Downtown Artwalk - First Wednesday Art Walk in Downtown Jacksonville, Wednesday, February 4th at 5 p.m. in downtown Jacksonville. For more info visit www.jacksonvilleartwalk.com.

LWF in Miami! - Take a trip to Miami with the League of Women, February 5-8, 2015 Enjoy the special taste, exciting culture, food and atmosphere of Miami. To make a reservation or for more [...]

FL KidCare Enrollment Assistor Training, February 5th I 6:00-7:30pm, Facilitator: Lesley Seaton, THE PLAYERS Center for Child Health at Wolfson Children's Hospital  

First Thursday Jacksonville will kick-off 2015 at 12 noon Thursday, February 5th, with a Black History Month celebration and B2B gathering with Jaxport Reps at the Jacksonville Urban League, 903 W. Union St. For more [...]

AKA Pink Goes Red - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Pi Eta Omega Chapter hosts the first “Pink Goes Red” Zumba event at Andrew Robinson Elementary School, 101 West 12th St., Friday, February 6th, 6 [...]

OneJax Lecture Come for an educational and interesting talk from well known scholar, Dr. Scott C. Alexander as he discusses Islam & Muslims: Moving beyond Media Sound Bites, Friday, February 6th at 6 p.m. at [...]

7th Annual Urban Education Symposium - The 7th Annual Urban Education Symposium and the 4th Youth Forum Community Engagement Group led by Dr. Barbara Darby, Cleve Warren, Janet Owens and Gregory Owens. The annual symposium [...]

MOSH Clean Water Festival - Join the City of Jacksonville, MOSH, and the St. Johns River keeper for the Clean Water Festival with activities, presentations and guided boat tours along the St. Johns River, 10 [...]

Bank of America Museums on Us Weekend at Museum of Contemporary Art, 333 North Laura St., February 7-8, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.  MOCA presents contemporary visual culture through painting, sculpture, photography, video and film [...]

Alton Brown in Town! - The Alton Brown Live-Edible Inevitable Tour at the Florida Theater, 128 East Forsyth Street, Sunday, February 8th at 7 p.m. Enjoy the food antics of America’s television personality, celebrity chef [...]

Each FSCJ campus will host jazz musician Al Waters, a native of Jacksonville and graduate of New Stanton Senior High School. He has played with Ray Charles, Teddy Washington and many other jazz greats throughout history, [...]

OneJax Race in Jacksonville Dialogue - The OneJax Institute at the University of North Florida will present “Changing the Story of Race in Jacksonville”The program is part of the Institute’s Project Breakthrough series and will [...]

Job and Resource Fair - The Jacksonville Public Library will host a free Job and Resource Fair featuring companies looking for potential employees and agencies with resources available to help job seekers, Tuesday, February 10th, [...]

Toastmasters - The Lillian Bradley Toastmasters Club meets from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays at the Ritz Theatre and Museum, 829 N. Davis St. Toastmasters is an international [...]

Each FSCJ campus will host jazz musician Al Waters, a native of Jacksonville and graduate of New Stanton Senior High School. He has played with Ray Charles, Teddy Washington and many other jazz greats throughout history, [...]

The Wailers -  St. Augustine Amphitheater presents The Wailers in concert, Saturday, February 11th at 8 p.m. 1340C A1A S, St Augustine, FL. For more info call 209-3744.

From Africa to Amelia - The history of the transatlantic slave trade from the west coast of Africa to the Americas and the African people enslaved and free on Amelia Island's Harrison Plantation and the free [...]

Gospel Choir -Black History Concert – “Look Where He Brought Me From"  Downtown Campus will host a Gospel choir concert. The Gospel Choir performance will pay tribute to Gospel music’s impact on Black culture. February [...]

Jerry Seinfeld Stand-up - America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will be performing his signature stand-up routine Friday, February 13th at the Times-Union Center Moran Theater, 300 Water St. Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny [...]

Unity to Empower Event  - First Coast community Outreach and Ardens Kafe presents the Unity to Empower Event dinner/social, Friday, February 13th, 5:30 – 9 p.m.at the Salem Centre, 7235 Bonneval Rd. Come be inspired [...]

Sadie Hawkins Sock Hop - Sadie Hawkins Sock Hop, Friday, February 13th, 6-10 p.m. at William Raines High School, 3663 Raines Avenue. Casual dress, and soft bottom shoes only! Featuring DJ Big Bodie. For more [...]

Palm Coast, Florida – The African American Cultural Society, Inc. will hold a Jazz Breakfast open to the public on Saturday, February 14 at The Cultural Center, 4422 US Highway 1 North. Rob’s JazzExpress band [...]

Free Tax Service - Get your taxes done free from United Way/Real Sense representatives, Saturday, February 14th, 9-2 p.m. at Gateway Mall, 5000 Norwood Avenue.  For more info visit www.unitedwaynefl/realsense.

Health insurance open enrollment event, Saturday, February 14th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Regency Square Mall., 9501 Arlington Expressway.  

Willie Mae Ashley Exhibit Portraits of American Beach On February 15th, 2 - 4:30 p.m., the Amelia Island Museum will unveil its newest temporary exhibition, a tribute to the life of Willie Mae Ashley (1922-2014), [...]

Reigniting The Revolution  - The Revolution: The Giants Whose Shoulders We Stand Upon Stageplay, Sunday, February 15th, for two shows, 3  p.m. and 6:30 p.m.  A historical life changing musical journeying through the Civil Right's [...]

Jordan Davis Day - Come celebrate Jordan Davis Day, Monday, February 16th at 12 noon – 5 p.m., at the Jacksonville Landing 2 Independent drive. For more info call 353-1188.

NAACP Financial Literacy Workshops - The NAACP is seeking local churches, faith-bases organizations, fraternities, sororities and educational institutions to schedule workshops to inform the community on Financial Management issues. To schedule a workshop and for [...]

Candidate Mixer - Come meet the candidates, Tuesday, February 17th at 6 p.m. at Regency Mall, 9501 Arlington Expressway.  Come out and discuss the urban agenda with local candidates for city council and mayor. For [...]

Ritz Chamber Players Concert The Beaches Museum and History Park upcoming concert by The Ritz Chamber Players at Beaches Chapel, 610 Florida Blvd., Neptune Beach,  for a night of wonderful and unique music and a [...]

City Council Forum - The Kemetic Empire presents the City Council District 8 and District 9 forum, Saturday, March 7th, 4 to 7 p.m. at the Milne Auditorium at Edward Waters College, 1697 New Kings [...]

Each FSCJ campus will host jazz musician Al Waters, a native of Jacksonville and graduate of New Stanton Senior High School. He has played with Ray Charles, Teddy Washington and many other jazz greats throughout history, [...]

Romance Author Brenda Jackson Presentation -North Campus will host New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Brenda Jackson. She was the first African-American author to have a novel published as part of the Silhouette [...]

 Jaxport Job Fair, Thursday, February 19th, 10 – 2 p.m., location is Bethel Institute Gymnasium, 215 Bethel Baptist. For more info contact Jerry Box at 798-9229 Ext. 2204.  

Real Talk… Real Change VI - The North Florida Chapter of E3 invites the public to join in their dialogue “Is It Me??” – A Look At Mental Health and Wellness on Thursday, February 19th [...]

EX3po 2015  - Join E3, the City of Jacksonville and DverseMantle, for the first national expo for aspiring entrepreneurs on Friday, February 20th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jacksonville Main Library, 303 N. [...]

Game Officials Awards Banquet - The African American Game Official and Athletic Association 5th annual awards banquet, Friday, February 20th in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 117 W. Duval. At 6 p.m. The Association [...]

Join Stage Aurora, 5188 Norwood Avenue for the stage play “The Piano Lesson,” February 20th, 22nd 27th and March 1st. Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, The Piano Lesson follows [...]

Free Health Screenings - Baptist Health and Hibernia Baptist Hyde Park Church presents free health screenings, Saturday, February 21st, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come participate in free vision, blood and cholesterol screenings, HIV testing, [...]

The James Lee Coon, Jr. African American History Brain Brawl will kick off Saturday, February 21, at 10 a.m. at Edward Waters College, 1658 Kings Rd. 17 teams from Duval County: elementary, middle and high [...]

MHIAAC Forum - The Mental Health in African American Community Association presents the “Mental” Health and “Why” It Matters! forum, Saturday, February 21st, at the Community Rehabilitation Center, 623 Beechwood St. For more info call [...]

LADY CAMPBELL'S SOUPER SOUL SUNDAYS - Sunday, February 22 | 5 pm 'Something Miraculous' (episode 1) is back by popular demand! How will a mother and daughter reunite when neither knew the other existed? Can [...]

Souper Soul Sundays - Lady Campbells Souper Soul Sunday’s stage play, Sunday, February 22nd at 5 p.m. at the Ritz Theater, 829 N. Davis St. ‘Something Miraculous’ (episode 1) is back by popular demand! How will [...]

Estate Planning Workshop - Attend the Estate Planning Workshop, Tuesday, February 24th at 9:30 a.m., Holiday Inn Express, 1200 Airport Rd. and Wednesday, February 25th at Hampton Inn, 13733 Beach Blvd. Topics include: wills, probate, [...]

Miami Gardens Black History Celebration  - The City of Miami Gardens’ presents “A Celebration of Black Life, History and Culture”, Tuesday, February 24th, at 10 a.m. on the historic campus of Florida Memorial University, Lou [...]

Art Gallery Exhibit Opening: “Revived, Redefined, Resolved” featuring sculptures by Khamil Ojoyo February 24, 2015 from 6-8 p.m.–Art Gallery, Room C122 North Campus, 4501 Capper Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218 Khamil L. Ojoyo's name and philosophy [...]

Each FSCJ campus will host jazz musician Al Waters, a native of Jacksonville and graduate of New Stanton Senior High School. He has played with Ray Charles, Teddy Washington and many other jazz greats throughout [...]

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom Movie Showing - Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom is a movie based on the South African President Nelson Mandela’s autobiography of the same name. It chronicles his early imprisonment and [...]

FSCJ Movie Showing - FSCJ present “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom” movie showing, Wednesday, February 25th, at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., room A-1068, Downtown Campus, 101 W. State Street. The movie chronicles Mandela’s early [...]

It Was Never About a Hotdog and a Coke® - Meet author Rodney Hurst as he leads a book discussion.  “It was never about a hot dog and a Coke®!” is subtitled “A Personal Account [...]

Mayors Trailblazers Awards - Mayors trailblazers awards Thursday, February 26th at 6 p.m. City Council Chambers, 117 W. Duval St. The Trailblazers Awards pays tribute to the men and women who were pioneers in their [...]

Through the illuminating letters of ordinary and exceptional African-Americans, cast members give life to correspondence from Toni Morrison, Paul and Alice Dunbar, Martin Luther King, Jr., Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and others. This multimedia [...]

Whale of a Sale -  The Whale of a Sale is a 1,200 family community garage sale that provides quality, pre-owned items (furniture, electronics, household items, and more) at great prices! The dates are Friday, [...]

Raines 50th Anniversary Events - William M. Raines High School 50th Anniversary Celebration Mixer, February 27th at the Legends Community Center, 5054 Soutel Drive, Sunday, February 28th; Raines Anniversary Gala at the Prime Osborn Center, [...]

Harlem Globetrotters - See the Globetrotters for even more incredible ball handling, trick shots, and side-splitting comedy than ever before Friday, February 27, at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd. [...]

Savion Glover Stepz Show - Savion Glover's Stepz Show comes to the Florida Theatre Jacksonville, 128 E Forsyth St., Saturday, February 28, 2015, 128 E Forsyth St. Glover and his ensemble of dancers take tap [...]

ASALAH Monthly Meeting - The Association for the Study of African American Life and History James Weldon Johnson Branch monthly meeting Saturday, February 28th, 10:15 a.m. -12 p.m. at the Jacksonville Urban League, 903 W. [...]

Delta Delta Chapter Black History/Civil Rights Program - National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., Delta Delta Chapter will present its annual African-American History/Commission on Civil Rights program, Saturday, February 28th, 11a.m. to 1p.m. at [...]

Jax Giants Game - See the Jax Giants play the Fayetteville Flight at UNF Arena, 11852 University of North Fl Drive, Sunday, March 1st at 5 p.m. For more info visit www.jacksonvillegiants.com.

K. Michelle in Concert - R&B artist K. Michelle at the Florida Theater, 128 E Forsyth, Sunday, March 1st at 8 p.m. Kimberly Michelle Pate, better known by her stage name K. Michelle, is an [...]