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The Cowford Chophouse is proud to celebrate two years of business in downtown Jacksonville with the announcement of its fourth annual MOO-VE IT 5K. The 2020 MOOVE IT 5K will be held downtown on February […]

On Saturday, December 14th, the Reading Divas Mother Daughter Book Club held a meeting titled “Hot Cocoa and Cookies” at The Urban League of Jacksonville.  The December meeting marked a milestone for the book club, which […]

This past weekend, hundreds of First Coast residents ages 1 to 89 came out for the I’m A Star Foundation’s 9th Annual Let’s Move Jacksonville event held at Klutho Park,. Communities in Schools (CIS) won […]

William M. Raines High School (Raines) and Jean Ribault High School (Ribault) join forces to host a combined 5k Role Model Joint Tie Tying Ceremony at the Legends Community Center.  Twenty-five male students from the two schools […]

The Delta Delta Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., a professional organization for educators, recently hosted Teach-a-Rama 2019 inside the Shands office complex.  The session focused on members learning and developing actionable […]

The predominately African American Royal Terrace neighborhood bordering Moncrief and Edgewood Avenue on the Northside with over 2000+ residents is surviving against the odds. Despite being surrounding by absentee landlords, most residents own their homes. […]

The Florida Council of Deliberation of the State of Florida and Bishop Dr. Lorenzo Hall., Sr. distributed 250 Turkeys to the homeless and senior residents in Springfield.  Hundreds of residents patiently stood in line at the […]

The Jacksonville Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held its 54th Annual Freedom Fund Dinner last week at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk. This year’s speaker was Hilary O. Shelton, […]

The Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. hosted its 2nd Annual Veteran’s Day Luncheon in support of the women and men of the Armed Forces. The event was an opportunity to recognize heroes […]