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Fall Festival Reignites Community Transformation and Empowerment

October 27, 2021 admin 0

By Lynn Jones – The 12th annual Family Fall Festival was held Saturday, October 23rd with over twenty community partners offering valuable services and resources in the areas of health, education, and economics including Covid-19 […]

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Runners Get a Preview of the Emerald Trail

October 27, 2021 admin 0

by Sheryl Capers – Historic Springfield drew hundreds of runners for the second annual VyStar Emerald Trail to raise funds for Groundwork Jacksonville and the Emerald Trail. The event started and finished at Andrew Robinson […]

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Farm Share Continues Dispensing Food to Insecure Local Floridians

October 7, 2021 admin 0

Farm Share, one of Florida’s leading food nonprofits and the state’s largest food bank, continues to distribute food to food-insecure Floridians in the Jacksonville area. Recipients receive fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods. Due to […]

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Community Service Awards Celebrate 159 Years of Freedom

October 7, 2021 admin 0

The Lincoln Proclamation Association presented their third annual Emancipation Proclamation awards luncheon last weekend. The event is dedicated to the proclamation that was delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862 and was fully […]

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Prostate Cancer Walk Promotes Early Detection

October 7, 2021 admin 0

By Lynn Jones-Turpin – The Protalks (Prostate Research Options, Outreach and Opportunities) cancer awareness team continues to stay on the frontline to bring awareness to African American men the importance of early prostate cancer detection.  […]

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Rep. Tracie Davis Takes Pre-Natal Approach to Community Care

October 4, 2021 admin 0

On Saturday, Sept. 25th, Representative Tracie Davis (D-Jacksonville) partnered with Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition’s The Magnolia Project and Healthy Start programs to host the fifth annual community baby shower for expectant and new mothers. The baby shower […]

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Knights of Peter Claver Forum Allow Youthful Voices on Covid to Be Heard

September 14, 2021 admin 0

The Knights of Peter Claver Monsignor Walter Darcy Ladies’ Auxiliary Court 335 recently presented, “Hear Our Voices on the Coronavirus Pandemic.”  The virtual presentation featured a diverse group of professional panelists including the National Executive […]

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Bishop Ken Adkins Professes Innocence

August 26, 2021 admin 0

(Source: The Greater Dimensions Christian Fellowship Admin Team) – On August 26, 2016, After being informed that arrest warrants had been issued for his arrest stemming from allegations of child molestation allegedly occurring on his […]

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“Star” Students Awarded $17K in Scholarships

August 26, 2021 admin 0

Five college-bound I’m A Star Foundation students will head to school with scholarship money donated by generous community partners. Scholarship honorees include Myia McLaughlin and Journey Butler ($5500), Robert Jones received ($3750), Johnathan Bell ($1750) […]

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Annual Indoor Picnic Serves Up BBQ, Sips and Sounds of the Blues

August 26, 2021 admin 0

When it comes to BBQ, the south is the Mecca for this mouth watering cuisine.  For years BBQ cook-offs have filled the news for the best BBQ in town! And when it comes to local […]

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