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EWC Alumni Honor Outstanding Community Supporters at Annual Spirit Brunch During Homecoming Festivities

November 2, 2015 Staff 0

by M. Latimer Last weekend, more than 250 Edward Waters College alumni gathered to honor long-term community supporters at the Annual Homecoming Spirit Brunch. The event, themed “The Cheerful Givers,” allowed alums to recognize five […]

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NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Dinner Celebrates Activism, Achievements and Excellence

October 29, 2015 admin 0

By Lynn Jones – Founded in 1909, this is the 106th year of the NAACP’s fight against racism and discrimination in all forms. Last week, the Jacksonville Chapter of the NAACP held their Annual Freedom Fund Awards […]

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Florida Coastal School of Law Presents Aikens Award to Attorney Rhonda Peoples-Waters

October 22, 2015 Staff 0

As a part of Florida Coastal School of Law Founders’ Day celebration, the school’s foundation paid honor to one of its charter class students, Dr. Chester A. Aikens. The first annual Dr. Chester A. Aikens […]

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Shades of Pink Masquerade Gala Inspires the Cure for Survivors

October 22, 2015 Staff 0

  A Cup of Inspiration Inc., held their 3rd annual cancer survivor event last weekend at the Hyatt celebrating under the banner of a “50 Shades of Pink Masquerade Gala”. This year 16 cancer survivors […]

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New Ritz Exhibit Promotes Aviation Careers and Historical Black Aviators

October 22, 2015 Staff 0

A news conference was recently held to announce details and grant a sneak peak of the renowned Smithsonian exhibition “Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight,” coming to the Ritz Theatre and Museum for an extended […]

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Senate to Remove Confederate Flag from State Seal

October 22, 2015 Staff 0

TALLAHASSEE — Without a formal vote, the Florida Senate this week agreed to strip the Confederate battle flag from its official seal, removing one of the few remaining vestiges of the infamous icon in state […]

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Early Risers: Mentors Focus on Respect, Leadership and Educational Success at the Elementary School Level

October 22, 2015 Staff 0

Duval County Public School Educational Benefits Representative Antoine Mickle is always on the lookout for young men to mentor. After communicating with Timucuan Elementary School Principal Darrell Perry, Mr. Mickle began mentoring students at Timucuan […]

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State Awaits Outcome of Impending Overhaul of Congressional Districts

October 22, 2015 Staff 0

Last week a judge called for a sweeping overhaul of Florida’s electoral map, including the congressional district held by long term congresswoman Corrine Brown. Judge Terry Lewis recommended new boundaries for the state’s 27 congressional […]

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Thousands Descend Upon D.C. for Justice or Else

October 22, 2015 Staff 0

By William J. Ford Last weekend, thousands descended on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March demanding justice for Black victims of police brutality. Speakers at the […]

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Local Girl Scouts Trek to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

October 16, 2015 admin 0

First Timothy Baptist Church Girl Scout Troop 1123 and 1124 were all smiles at the Jacksonville premier of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, […]

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