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  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, […]

SNP Ambassador and Celebrity Chef Gina Neely Promote National Seafood Month – The Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP) on Thursday, October 8th in Hemming Plaza launched a national three-year public health education campaign and white paper […]

Last week the Eureka Gardens complex located on the Westside of Jacksonville made headlines throughout the city as a spectacle of code enforcement officials converged on the apartment community. Eureka Garden apartment residents have been […]

The Jacksonville Chapter of the 100 Black Men welcomed and pinned four community committed leaders at their monthly meeting last week. The men are advocates for positive change by developing and implementing responsible solutions to […]