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Motivational Speaker Lindsy Bivens, brought her conference ‘My Message Matters,” back to Duval County for a one day conference held at the Aloft Hotel on the Southside. The conference featured a diverse mixture of speakers […]

Rwanda’s creative golden age is upon us — here are the artists that are ready to take the world by storm. By Alexander-Julian Gibbson Updated: June 15, 2019 From filmmakers in Nigeria to fashion designers […]

The Tony Award winning Ain’t Misbehavin’ recently wrapped up a sold out six week run at the Alhambra Dinner Theater. The musical is a tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and 1930s who […]

While the blogging scene has grown drastically over the last 15 years or so, blogs are still a great way to build awareness and garner support.  Local teachers William Jackson and Aida Correa are Bloggers […]

Last weekend, thousands of jazz aficionados flocked to Downtown Jacksonville to experience the 2019 Jacksonville Jazz Festival.  Many attendees commented that this year’s line up was one of the best in years with R&B/Soul great […]

The Raines class of 1980 Girlfriends group hosted their 3rd Annual Mother’s Day Brunch celebrating and honoring 14 Mother’s  at the home of Randy and Gina Gallman-Peterson.  All the mothers were presented with gift bags […]

Born December 24th, 1917 in New Mexico, Andrew O. Elias has traveled around the world for work, war and women! At age 15, with permission from his aunt, he joined the army and began his […]

 Last week’s Kem concert featuring the legendary Jeffery Osborne was not only packed, but the venue was filled to fans of all ages. While Baby Boomers were the predominate demographic, the young and old celebrated […]

Maiysha Kai @theroot Halima Aden has been changing the game since 2016, when she became the first contestant in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant to wear a hijab—and made it to the semifinals. In the years […]