Community

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 […]

“You’re dumb. You’ll never amount to nothing. You can’t do nothing.” These are words Zayla Brown said she has heard all of her life from those around her. With those words in her head, Brown […]

Last week more than 350 people gathered for Leadership Jacksonville’s Celebration 2019, the annual event honors outstanding community leaders. Leadership Jacksonville educates, connects and inspires diverse leaders to build and strengthen their communities. Shown are […]

By Carla Jones In honor of Fair Housing Month, the Jacksonville Association of Real Estate Brokers (JAREB) will hosted a free event aimed at empowering individuals and families through home ownership.    Community Wealth Day […]

From a young age Jordan Mills has known what he wants to be when he grows up.  The Jean Ribault High School student is ready to take the next steps in his journey to become […]

Brandon Griggs recently graduated from the Steve Harvey Disney Dreamers Academy. At the academy,  the young adults called “Dreamers” are motivated to dream big and return to their communities to be the change they want […]

Preparing the next generation of HBCU students to be successful in the college scholarship process and beyond United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Leadership Council  partnered with Wells Fargo, and First Coast High School to host the […]

By Carla Jones Some would say that because of social media and other forms of electronic communication that bullying has evolved and reached epidemic proportions. Unfortunately, youth from around the globe as young as 10 […]