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William M. Raines National Alumni Association, Inc. (WMRNAA) hosted its Red & Gray Ball over the weekend at the Omni Hotel. The annual affair was attended by 250 guests. Alumni arrived wearing red and gray semi […]

The fourth annual “I Still Teach For America” dinner was held last week to celebrate and inspire the more than 70 Teach For America – Jacksonville teachers who continue to serve in classrooms throughout the […]

Jacksonville City Council member Garrett Dennis recently filed a bill to Amend Chapter 126 of the Procurement Code, relating to Ex-offender Re-entry Requirements and Employment. It is the policy of the City of Jacksonville that […]

by K. Morrison The Gamma Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was chartered in Jacksonville, Florida on June 23, 1942. At that time, ten college-educated, enterprising, dedicated and civic-minded young women who […]

    Cities throughout the United States including Jacksonville and in various parts of the world saw droves of people demonstrating in response to the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Mobilized by rhetoric in his […]

Placing in the National Association for Colored People’s (NAACP) Afro-Academic Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) has its rewards. In 2016, Douglas Anderson High School senior Aahkilah Cornelius entered the Jacksonville Branch NAACP ACT-SO Competition. […]

Jacksonville Seventh Grader Latonja Richardson has raised nearly $2,500 to make sure 100 girls can head to the theater to view Hidden Figures in local theaters. Utilizaing a GoFundMe account, she is one of several people […]

By Lynn Jones – Former television judge known for her candid realism, Attorney Glenda A. Hatchett, has joined the case of 22-year old Vernell Bing, Jr. who was killed in Jacksonville May 22, 2016. Bing […]

On Tuesday January 10th FAMU Recruiters made a special trip to Jacksonville to visit with students that attends Catapult Academy. Catapult partners with School Districts to operate their Drop Out & Credit Recovery Programs. Catapult […]

The Lincoln Proclamation Association presented their 154th Emancipation Proclamation with an awards luncheon and dedication to local students for academic excellence. A plethora of pastors, bishops, veterans, lodge members, educators and community leaders attended the […]