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A team of life coaches have set their hearts and minds on motivating Jaxons of all ages. Green-Up recently launched a Leadership Seminar at the Salem Center, impacting the lives of a room filled with […]

Enjoying the Annual Jacksonville Veterans Day Parade are retired service men Lee Brown and William J. Smith II. Both are members of the Jacksonville Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart MOPH. Brown […]

Aspiring Pre-Teen Astronaut Taylor Richardson Advocates  Children Literacy With Book Drive Program –By Latonja Richardson –Future astronaut, literacy advocate, and agent of S.T.E.A.M – Taylor Richardson – is a local pre-teen who’s collecting books for […]

What started out as a birthday and breast cancer celebration has developed into a movement. The Defining Inspirational Values Attributed to the Spirit (D.I.V.A.S.) ladies met volunteering for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. The D.I.V.A.S. […]

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 […]