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The Green Team Youth Corps a program composed of 17 teens ages 13-18 from Eastside and Springfield neighborhoods, connects inner-city teens with the environment. The teens recently hosted a Community Service Day to make improvements […]

This past weekend, the Jazzy Divas of J-Ville hosted a Red Hat Society “Christmas in July” Gala. The event was held at the Doubletree Airport with more than 100 Red Hat Ladies from surrounding Florida, […]

Members of Jacksonville (FL) Alumnae was selected Chapter of the Year in the Large Category during the 45th Southern Regional Conference of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Held at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, […]

Last week hundreds of students from the country converged on Cincinnati, Ohio to participate in the annual National Association of the Advancement of Color People (NAACP) Afro-Academic Cultural Technological – Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) competition. The […]

Conquering the ever growing problems of food deserts in the urban communities, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and the I’m A Star Foundation joined together to launch the Rosa Parks Produce Market at the main […]

I’m looking forward to my day in court to vindicate myself,” said Congresswoman Corrine Brown in front of Jacksonville’s Federal Courthouse that she helped provide funding for. The statement was made to news media and […]

After a weekend of confrontation, sporadic violence and arrests during protests against the police shootings of black men, the mother of one of the victims has appealed for calm. Valerie Castile, mother of Philando Castile, […]

On Saturday July 9th Masjid Al-Salaam celebrated 34 years of community service. From their humble beginnings on West Monroe to their present location on Pearl Street, Imam Umar and Adilah Sharif have served diligently. Masjid […]

by Lynn Jones The Simonds-Johnson Park Community Reunion Committee recently held its Inaugural Scholarship Fundraising Prayer Breakfast at the Marriott Hotel on Salisbury Rd. Chaplain Saundra Waldrop served as the guest speaker expresing the theme […]