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by Faye Simuel – To continue their prostate health awareness boots on the ground campaign, the Protalks, (Prostate, Outreach, Opportunities and Options) community outreach project held their inaugural ‘Oldtimers Cook-off’ at Lonnie Miller Park. Local […]

Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL) and READ USA, hosted a food and book distribution in celebration of World Book Day inside the Jacksonville Arts & Music School (JAMS). Food and books were distributed to households that […]

By Lynn Jones – Local sleuths put on their detective skills to solve a ripped-from-the-walls, real-life master robbery of thirteen works of art, valued at half a billion dollars. Based on a true story of the […]

The organization founded in 1965 by leading civil rights and labor activist A. Philip Randolph, the A. Phillip Randolph Institute (APRI) continues the struggle for social, political and economic justice for all working Americans.  Recently […]

The Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) celebrated the grand opening of a new affordable housing complex, The Waves, at Jacksonville Beach.  The new housing community includes 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom units.  Programs include Family Self-Sufficiency Programs (FSS), Senior […]

By Trey Ford – Poet, hip-hop artist, educator, and now screenwriter Ebony Payne English debuted her first film Kuongoza which means “lead” or “guide” in Swahili.  Cast, crew, and special guests arrived in black tie […]

The Cathedral Arts Project (CAP) Any Given Child program has a goal to assist communities in developing and implementing a plan for expanded arts education in their schools, ensuring access and equity for all students […]

By Lynn Jones-Turpin – Continuing spreading prostate health awareness in Jacksonville, The Protalks, (Prostate, Outreach, Opportunities and Options) community outreach project recently held a “Women Talk Protalks,” Facebook live session with hundreds of subscribers joining […]