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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have established new criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that specifically impacts the brain’s limbic system. It can often be mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease. The good news: Limbic-predominant Amnestic Neurodegenerative Syndrome, […]
By Lynn Jones When Alvin Brown was elected Jacksonville’s first African-American mayor in 2011, he carved his name in the annals of history as he answered the call of community service. Fast forward over a […]
Nearly half of cancer deaths in the U.S. are associated with preventable risk factors — such as smoking and alcohol use — according to a new American Cancer Society study. Dr. Jon Ebbert, medical director of the Mayo Clinic […]
As America approaches its first generation that may never have an opportunity to open a book, State Representative Angie Nixon-Morene is working to ensure the lost art and beauty of books is not lost with […]
Thanks to a crime reduction grant from the City of Jacksonville, a local community center is enabling citizens alternative activities in a community plagued by violence and crime. Located off Moncrief Road, the Simonds Johnson […]
By Alisha Gaines, Florida State University | The Conversation | Word In Black | Sacramento Observer | SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Three years after hearing George Floyd cry “Mama” so desperately that it brought a country out of […]
Jacksonville, FL – July 1st, 2024 – Duval County Property Appraiser Joyce Morgan marked a significant milestone today as she completes her first year in office, dedicated to creating a fair and accurate tax roll […]
Jacksonville residents showed up and showed out for the Black Excellence Fest formerly known as the Black Expo, over a four-day confab of community connections in health awareness, generational wealth, entrepreneurship and job creation. The festival […]
A. Phillip Randolph Blvd was packed with Jax Melanin Market Juneteenth revelers excited to celebrate the spirit of freedom. The vendor filled marketplace welcomed hundreds of friends, family and community neighbors excited to participate in […]
Holding court for 76 years in the Northside”s Cleveland Road community, the James Weldon Johnson YMCA held their annual family reunion bringing together generations who have made the beloved institution a family legacy. Family, friends […]
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