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by Lynn Show In the midst of hurricane Matthew’s wrath, Black Expo 2016 had to be rescheduled from October 6-8th to last weekend. Hundreds of Duval county residents showed up to the annual confab to […]

by Lynn Jones Determined to shed a light on positive stories in Northwest Jacksonville, Albert Chester, Jr. is making a difference in the community he grew up loving. Last weekend the millennial opened The Capstone […]

The Clara White Mission led a coalition of organization and companies to host the 21st Annual “December to Remember” Christmas Party, dedicated to lifting the spirits of five deserving families. Held last weekend at the […]

by Lynn Jones Thousands of union workers, family members, associates, supporters and friends converged at the Hyatt Downtown to celebrate the 80th anniversary of International Longshoremen Association Local #1408. Founded in 1936, Local #1408 has […]

Tom Joyner popularly known as the The Fly was in Jacksonville last week to receive an award at the United Negro College Fund 11th Leaders luncheon. The luncheon was hosted by UNCF Jacksonville chapter and […]

By Dusty Good PEARL HARBOR – As the nation pauses to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor, which occurred 75 years ago on Dec. 7, 1941, the occasion has special meaning for a Jacksonville, Florida […]

by Lynn Jones The 1958 Matthew W. Gilbert State Championship Football team was all smiles as they celebrated the approval to rename the Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School athletic field in honor of Coach James […]