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Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 1, 2021 –North Florida business owners have announced The Greater First Coast Chamber of Commerce, Innovation & Trade with a Black History Month campaign to #FlipTheSign and reduce COVID-19 black business closures. […]
The River City Pearls Interest Group of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. recently celebrated ‘Pink Goes Red,’ for heart health with a virtual exercise program. The program included Zumba with YMCA Instructor Tara Mitchell who […]
For 95 years, Black history month has been the month to celebrate every facet of African American history. During Jim Crow, one of the main entities that were segregated was the game of sports. To […]
In an effort to battle the disparity of African-American receiving the vaccine, the City of Jacksonville sponsored a surprise first come first serve vaccination for 900 doses. Despite the myth that Black people do not […]
By Desiree Jones – With the growing number of people out of work due to the pandemic, food distributions across Duval County are still in effect for those in need. In the Washington Heights area […]
By Lynn Jones-Turpin – In 1926 historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of February to be “Negro History Week”. This week was […]
The Xinos, Kudos, and Hub parents of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., Delta Delta Chapter made one hundred Valentine cards for residents of Lakeside Rehabilitation on Dunn Ave. The project was one […]
The National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) hosted its 12th Annual Meeting at the DoubleTree Hilton Airport Hotel for women of colored to focus on building strategic partnerships in the construction industry on […]
San Jose Church of Christ and United Methodist Church on the Southside joined forces to provide food for families and the elderly across Duval County. This past weekend, the combined churches distributed hundreds of food […]
Gainesville, Florida native Eva Mae Miller was born January 31, 1921. In celebration of her centenarian status, a host of family and friends celebrated her 100th birthday with a drive-by celebration. A resident of the […]
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