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By Lynn Jones -Walking the Halls of Raines Hall School in the late 80’s, Leonard Larramore treasured family ties, academics and athletic integrity.  He used that background to achieve college degrees that led to a […]

James Morton, a member of the Duval County Democratic Black Caucus (DCDBC),  reportedly clapped back against a state committeeman over racist remarks. The Duval County Democratic State Committeeman John Parker recently  referrred to African Americans as […]

All I Know Incorporated hosted their 3rd Annual ‘You are Worthy’ Prom Dress event at Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology. Thanks to the generous support of the community, hundreds of formal gowns and dresses, shoes, […]

Sickle Cell Disease may have young Turod Vincent down some days, but the 12 year old student is far from out. In honor of his upbeat attitude to win his battle against the disease. Dreams […]

The legend of Olympian and NFL star Bob Hayes was commemorated last weekend with the 54th Annual Bob Hayes  Invitational Track Meet (BHITM) and the 14th Awards Banquet also bearing his name. This year’s keynote […]

ACHI Magazine recently honored the contributions of extraordinary women working in various fields at the Murray Theatre. ACHI pronounced (Aah Chee) is defined as strength in sisterhood. The event’s goal is to celebrate the sprite of […]

The 11th annual Disney Dreamers Academy event, a career-inspiration program for distinguished high school students from across the nation was held March 8-11 at Walt Disney World Resort. Paxon School for Advanced Studies student, Lebarron […]

Although minority-owned businesses are growing at a faster rate than other small businesses in the U.S., they receive access to capital at much lower levels. A recent hearing sponsored by Cong. Al Lawson  U.S. Rep […]

The Duval County Public School System (DCPS) honored the Rising Stars last weekend in recognition of “Exemplary Service and Dedication.” One hundred very special people among the 11,876 employees of the DCPS were among the […]