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Students from Terry Parker High School’s 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project left Wednesday, May 15, 2019 for Washington, DC.  Invited by the 5000 Role Models’ Founder, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, and joined by fellow […]

Jacksonville Youth Works (JYW), a non-profit organization that provides assistance for young men ages 16-24 that are re-entering back into society after a brief or long-term imprisonment. According to the organization, the diverse program helps […]

The Jacksonville Chapter of The Links Incorporated presented a check to the Shawn D. Delifus Foundation this past weekend at the Third Annual Shawn D. Delifus Memorial Birthday Celebration held at the Legends Center. The […]

For African Americans, military service has been a blessing and curse for many. While the various branches of the military have provided unparalleled opportunities for minorities, they have also been a source of bigotry, discrimination […]

According to the Florida Center for Nursing, more than 40 percent of Florida nurses are approaching retirement age in the next 10 years, leaving the state to face a massive shortage of registered nurses by […]

Women who are commandeering the friendly skies of aviation from the control towers to the cockpit were spotlighted at the 2019 Young Women of Color Empowerment Conference at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts on […]

In an effort to bring attention to recent injustice in South Georgia and Northeast Florida, Black Lawyers For Justice Attorney Malik Zulu Shabazz and New Black Party Ministers Mikhail Muhammad and James Muhammad held press […]

By ME STAff – May 3, 2019 Curaleaf Holdings (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) has opened its 24th dispensary in Florida. Located at 495 Blanding Boulevard, the 6,500 square foot dispensary includes retail and reception areas as well as […]

By Lynn Jones After having a Friends of Brentwood Library table discussion on the elimination of art programs in the public schools, former retired teacher Jeanette Ali and Friends of Brentwood Library founder Sharon Coon […]