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The Jacksonville Public Library recently learned that a sculpture buried deep in its archives is an original sculptured by acclaimed artist Augusta Savage. The library had the unnamed small-scale, painted terra cotta female bust appraised […]
Ms. D. the woman behind the Dancing Dolls of the Bring It! reality dance show, took the stage last week to a sold out crowd of young lady tweens, teens and their mothers eager to […]
Karen Britt, a native of Jacksonville, has been selected as the 2018 Ms. Corporate America Jacksonville following an application and an intensive interview process. The MCA competition provides a forum for women to promote themselves, […]
A Black man was stopped and questioned by a Jacksonville sheriff’s officer last week for walking while Black, or walking without identification, reports the Miami Herald. J.S. Bolen, who is White, targeted Devonte Shipman, 21, […]
The classes of Stanton-New Stanton and Stanton Vocation High Schools celebrated their 11th “All Class Reunion” this past weekend at the Lexington Hotel and Conference Center. Classes were represented from 1939-1979. Over 600 classmates attended […]
The year was 1942, thirty-eight years after the founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, when ten young members of the sorority from various colleges decided to charter a chapter in Jacksonville. Little did they know […]
Over the past thirteen years, the J P Small Foundation has been involved in the community sharing the legacy of the coach who shares its name Coach James P. “Bubbling” Small spent decades educating youth, […]
After meeting 14 years ago through the grooms sister, Bride Biana Yarbrough and Groom Rudolph Thompson reignited a friendship on their social media accounts and eventually joined together in Holy Matrimony. The ceremony was held […]
Masters of illusion donned the stage at the Firefighter’s Banquet Hall to compete for the crown of Miss Duval, now in its 40th year. The coveted crown includes cash and prizes for the winning entrant […]
By Marjorie Flash One Caribbean Inc. presented the 4th Annual Caribfest at the Jacksonville Landing with food vendors, arts and crafts, stilt walkers, an African garb fashion show, and Reggae and Soca music. Dressed like an […]
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