Community

Quench the Violence, a Jacksonville based non-profit whose mission is to promote peace, unity and community throughout all of Duval County, hosted “Unity in the Community” Saturday, November 20th at Jacksonville’s Riverfront Plaza. Annually, the […]

North Jacksonville Florida Blue Center hosted a member appreciation event on Saturday, November 13th from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. inside the River City Marketplace located on the Northside. Community partners were onsite with healthcare information pertaining […]

By Cheryl McGrapth – Let’s define gentrification and how to engage. According to the Urban Displacement website, gentrification is defined as a process of neighborhood change that includes economic change in a historically disinvested neighborhood —by […]

By Shirley Brill – The inaugural Treat-A-Ween event hosted by Educating Minorities About Transplants, Inc. (EMAT)  non profit was held on Halloween Eve on Palmdale St. on the Northside.  Each month EMAT members are out […]

by Lynn Jones-Turpin – When it comes to cancer diagnosis’s in the African American community, African Americans are named as high risk in every genre.  From breast cancer, to prostate cancer, to pancreatic cancer and […]

The 66th Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair (GJAF) is back after a one year hiatus and ready to bring the fun! This year’s event is sure to be exciting with daily concerts, agriculture exhibits, contests, rides, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]