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Girls ages 7-17 participated in a prayer, meditation and yoga workshop organized by GirlPower1440 this past Saturday. The young ladies enjoyed a session in beginner’s yoga and also learned about prayer and meditation. Since 2016, […]

The Annual NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics also know as (ACT-SO), held its competition on Saturday, April 7th at Douglas Anderson School of The Arts. Some of the brightest most talented students competed […]

Divine Intervention and Prevention (DIP) held a free community ‘Eggstra Funds” Good Friday festival for kids from Duval County and surrounding communities. Children enjoyed face painting, arts and crafts, goodie bags, an egg decorating contest, […]

Local entrepreneur Sherry Blue held her 2nd annual Foundation for Fortitude ‘Pure White’ fundraising at Hoptinger Restaurant. Foundation for Fortitude provides scholarships and mentors for young women at area colleges and engages them in community outreach. […]

On the heels of Women’s History Month, the Free Press printed their annual women’s history month contest to engage subscribers on their knowledge of women’s history in Jacksonville and around the nation. The extensive questionnaire […]

The Bold City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is celebrating 25 years of friendship and service this year. The women’s service organization chartered in 1993, has worked to meet the needs of the Jacksonville community […]

The Dream Foundation, Inc., organization overseeing the nation’s first ever MLK specialty license plate baring the image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, has asked Florida Highway Safety and Motor vehicles to stop accepting their […]

Jacksonville, like many other urban cities, has been forced to recognize and address recent, highly publicized events involving law enforcement and some segments of the community. The heightened level of public scrutiny and tensions between […]