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Douglas Anderson School of the Arts was the location for the Young Women of Color Empowerment Conference held last week. The conference marked the ninth year whose mission has been to educate and to empower young women […]

More than 70 companies were represented at the JAX Chamber’s 2nd Business of Inclusion forum Monday. The event focused on how diverse talent creates a vibrant economy and ways to create a leadership path for […]

The 2017 March of Dimes, March for Babies walk was held last week at Jacksonville University. Walkers laced up their sneakers and came out to trek with thousands of supporters of the March of Dimes. […]

Four nursing students from Florida State College at Jacksonville were awarded scholarships at the annual Helen Bargeron’s Scholarship Luncheon, sponsored by, Chi Eta Phi, Sorority, Sigma Chapter. The recipients thanked the sorority for helping to […]

Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels held his inaugural Neighborhood Walk touring the Orange Park Mall. The county’s first African-Am erican sheriff went store-to-store talking with business owners, managers, employees and customers about safety and security […]

After  15 months since the indictment, three weeks of trial and four days of deliberations, former U.S. Rep Corrine Brown has been found guilty of 18 of the 22 federal charges she was facing in […]

The Wayman Academy Hoops for Hope Program held its first public event this past Saturday on the grounds of Wayman Ministries in the Wayman Academy gymnasium. The Giant Jam and Spring Festival were front and […]

A surprise dedication event for celebrated author Marsha Dean Phelts was held over the weekend at the Jacksonville Public library. Known as one of her favorite places, both the Eva Rosier Lamar Information Desk and […]