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(Source – www.newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org) – Marine veteran Taniki Richard was born and raised in the United States by Trinidadian parents. She remembers growing up surrounded by West Indian culture. The aroma of Trinidadian curry, the sounds […]
District 14 State Rep. Angie Nixon and Wayman Ministries, whose church and school are in the district that Nixon serves, held a food distribution outside the church West Campus location. One hundred volunteers from Wayman […]
Founded in January of 1965, Raines High School is Jacksonville’s longest serving historically black high school that is still serving students of color. Throughout its 55 year existence, thousands of its graduates have gone on […]
The Office of the State Attorney Fourth Judicial Circuit celebrated Black History Month by hosting an inaugural Historical Black College and University Day honoring African American HBCU graduates in the legal profession. Staff was educated […]
By Lynn Jones-Turpin – During her tenure as Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) Superintendent, Diana Greene has received many accolades. Since 2018, Greene has worked as the superintendent of DCPS, the 20th largest school district […]
Since 2017, when the first Melanin Market opened on the Eastside on A. Phillips Randolph Blvd, the area has been uplifted through volunteer services, companies and organizations seeking to assist business owners in the area. […]
By Lynn Jones-Turpin -The University of Florida CaRE2 Health Equity Protalks prostate cancer awareness launch and kickoff was held downtown inside the DreamWeek coop working facility, located downtown on Ashley Street. The Protalks, (Prostate, Outreach, Opportunities […]
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 […]
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