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Black Males Among Top Duval Finalists for Teacher of the Year

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Teach For American Alumni Teacher of the Year Finalist – By Darryl Willie Having a class with the top math scores in Duval County and sincere concern, interest and involvement with students and parents, are […]

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Local Men of Color Take Youth’s Future Into Their Own Hands Through 5000 Role Models Program

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Representative Reggie Fullwood, along with other members of a Duval Delegation, traveled with 100 students and their chaperones from Duval County Public Schools’ (DCPS) 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project for a day at the […]

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Legendary Coach Nathanial Washington Celebrates 90th Birthday

March 11, 2016 admin 0

Coach Nathanial Sweetman Washington, Sr. Celebrates 90 years On And Off The Field – Coach Nathanial Sweetman Washington, Sr. celebrated his 90th birthday with over 200 family, friends and neighbors at the Legends Center. Affectionately […]

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Florida and Georgia Meet for Dreamers Academy

March 11, 2016 admin 0

Florida and Georgia Meet for Dreamers Academy – Walt Disney World Resort concluded its ninth-annual Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine, a four-day, once-in-a-lifetime educational and mentoring program for a select group […]

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Weaving the Web Continues History Tradition

March 11, 2016 Staff 0

Carlottra Guyton and friends hosted the Annual Weaving the Web of our history event in her historic Springfield home last weekend in honor of Black History Month. Held customarily the last Saturday of February, the event […]

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New Beauty School Opens in Urban Jacksonville

March 3, 2016 admin 0

Tonia Bell stylist to Black Hollywood elite including Megan Goode, Loretta Devine, Wendy Raquel Robinson and Lauren ill, is bringing her talents to Jacksonville. Known to industry insiders as Tonia B, the internationally renowned celebrity […]

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EWC Omegas Sponsor Road Trip to Aid Flint, MI Water Crisis

March 1, 2016 Staff 0

Members of the Chi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. at Edward Waters College will continue their water drive for Flint, Michigan residents Wednesday, March 2nd on the Centennial Lawn from 11:00 a.m. […]

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Best Selling Author Terry McMillan Highlighted at UNF’s BHM Program

February 26, 2016 Staff 0

Best-selling author Terry McMillan of “Waiting to Exhale” and “How Stella Got Her Groove Back,” was the guest speaker at the 35th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Luncheon in the Adam W. Herbert University […]

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David Manor Celebrates 80th Birthday in Grand Style

February 25, 2016 admin 0

David Manor, one of East Jacksonville’s most well known and beloved seniors, was honored by his daughter, Davida Manor Ward, M.D., at a celebration of his 80th birthday last Saturday at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel.   […]

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HundredsTurn Out for Free Food and Clothes

February 25, 2016 admin 0

JLOC MMM Clothes Give-a-Way Promotes Charity At Home – Jacksonville Local Organizing Committee, Millions More Movement Inc., a local non-profit organization “gave-a-way” clothes and served thousands of pounds of free food to the underserved people that came […]

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