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Duval County Retired Teachers Celebrate their Legacy

August 13, 2020 admin 0

by Lynn Jones – Gaile Lanier has been employed with the City of Jacksonville for 33 years and is now a certified retiree! For the past ten years, she has held the position of Recreation […]

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Youth Receive Leadership Badges Readying for the New Normal

August 13, 2020 admin 0

This past weekend, Youth In Motion, Inc., acknowledged youth participants for earning their Level II-Bronze Star Insignia and Cooking Merit Badges. The bagdes were obtained from an eight week course where participants completed required leadership […]

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Philanthropic Organizations Continue to Weave the Thread of Community Giving

August 13, 2020 admin 0

El-Beth-El Church and Families for Slain Children Inc., (FOSCI) both held back to school events for the children and needy of Duval County.  Due to Covid-19 restrictions, recipients were asked to wear their mask to […]

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Delta Impact Focuses on Voting and Census

August 13, 2020 admin 0

By Pat Sams – The  Jacksonville (FL) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, in collaboration with their Collective Voice Partners, culminated their Impact weekend with a Get Out to Vote event at Gateway […]

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JTA Receives $11.9 Million Bus and Bus Facilities Grant

August 12, 2020 admin 0

JACKSONVILLE, FL. – The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that the Jacksonville Transportation Authority is receiving an $11.9 million Bus & Bus Facilities discretionary grant. With this grant, the JTA […]

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Candidates That Want Your Vote: Chester, Davis, Lawson, Nixon, Peoples-Waters

August 6, 2020 admin 0

Dr. Albert D. Chester, Candidate Florida’s 5th Congressional District – Dr. Albert D. Chester  has roots in Jacksonville that run deep, as far back as the late 1800s with the enterprising Joseph H. Blodgett, architect of […]

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Volunteer Community Still Prepping Students for Class

August 5, 2020 admin 0

By Lynn Jones – This weekend ‘Back To School’ drives were on the schedule for local Duval County students with several Drive-Thru Back to School Bashes. At Jean Ribault High School families had the opportunity […]

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Local Surf Companies Make Waves in Teaching Communities of Color

August 5, 2020 admin 0

Every year, thousands of surfers hit the waves at Jacksonville Beach and surrounding areas. But, how many of those are people of color? Two Jacksonville based companies, Anact and SurfearNEGRA, have teaming up to break […]

Community

Donations Pour in to Teach Urban Kids Swimming

August 5, 2020 admin 0

Joyce Delifus, President and Founder of the Shawn D. Delifus Foundation, recently received a surprise phone call from local WCGL radio station show “Jax. Engage with Angela Spears.  During the conversation, Spears surprised the foundation […]

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Rivers Family Take Community Care and Hygiene Into their Own hands

August 5, 2020 admin 0

By Lynn Jones – Brainstorming on a way to give back to the community during these Co-vid 19 precedent times, the Rivers family put their heads together and came up with the idea of hygiene […]

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