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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]