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Edward Waters College (EWC) graduated its first Call Me MISTER scholar during the 2015 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 9th. The Call Me MISTER scholarship program is open to African-American males majoring in elementary education and […]

The City of Jacksonville kicked off the election season this week with a 32.6% voter turnout with 179,376 ballots cast that will culminate in May for most of the candidates. One of the most watched races […]

by Lynn Jones On the heels of Civil Rights activist, the Jacksonville Free Press was on the front line for the 50th Anniversary of the Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma-to-Montgomery March, and the Voting […]

Shown is Felice Franklin “sharing” on PRIDE Book Club as Greg Miller looks on with others at the annual, Weaving the Web of Our History, hosted by Carlottra Guyton and friends. The annual event, held […]

The 7th Annual Urban Education Symposium: Reclaiming Young Black Males for Jacksonville’s Future was held over the weekend in downtown Jax at the Main Library. Students, teachers and parents and guardians were featured and shared […]

For the past year when you hear about the Eureka Gardens apartment community, it is accompanied by crime statistics and unflattering remarks uncharacteristic of a stellar city. Last weekend that stereotype became a adjective of […]

by M. Latimer The “Western Gala,” hosted by the Jacksonville (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, is no longer just a party. The event, held annually since 2003, has become a Northeast Florida tradition. Last weekend […]

Celebrants enjoyed the J. H. Walker Chamber Players in a musical performance in the atrium before the program which kicked off with greetings brought by Mrs. Mary Brown Davis, Gamma Rho Omega Chapter President. […]

The 100 Black Men of Jacksonville, Inc. (J100) recently hosted their 11th Annual Infinite Scholar College Fair  at the Schultz Center. This event featured more than 20 national, regional, and local colleges and universities . […]

Alvin W. King, founder of Fishers of Men held a “get anchored and informed” event over the weekend to inspire men to be agents of change. Founded November 2013, Fisher’s of Men is an organization […]