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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 […]

The Florida Ballet exposed 18 young men, who attend the Young Men’s Leadership Academy to the art of dance through, Breaking the Barrier: For Boyz Only, an educational and performance initiative. The free 16-week program is […]

The 2nd Annual Ribault High School 5000 Role Models of Excellence (RMOE) Project symposium and luncheon was held last week at FSCJ Advanced Technology Center. The day long event addressed issued facing minority male students […]

The world renowned stage play Dreamgirls has been selling out shows at the Alhambra Dinner theaters. The musical details the dreams of three women bound for stardom, competing for their lives through adversity, trials, tribulations. […]

The MJ Live tour arrived in Jacksonville for a musical showcase highlighting the chart stopping career of Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five. The hit touring show featured all his biggest hits allowing audience members […]

Emmy Award winning journalist Soledad O’Brien was in Jacksonville for her PowHERful Foundation Saturday, April 15th at WJCT studios. The PowHERful Enrichment Conference featured local notables including Jacksonville Mayor’s Chief of Staff Kerri Stewart, entertainer […]

On Saturday, April 15th The Moxie Group hosted former Chairwoman of the Black Panther Party Elaine Brown at the Jacksonville Main Library Downtown. Ms. Brown gave an oral history of the Black Panther Party and […]

Jacksonville Free Press subscriber Alisha Wright is the winner of the 2017 March Women’s Black History Month Contest. Alisha was the first to find all the correct answers, winning$150 for answering the 30 questions related […]