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By Lynn Jones | The LOL Jax Film Festival was formed in 2016 by filmmakers and husband and wife team, Adam and Monique Madrid to herald area filmmakers showing that we “Loves Our Locals” while […]
For the 15th year, the Ms. Senior Jacksonville and Diva Pageant contestants wowed the over 300 audience members with their statesmanship. The energized contestants under the directorship of Kenyonn Demps energized the audience with a […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (August 12, 2024) – The Jacksonville Housing Authority’s (JHA) six Board of Commissioners today voted unanimously to hire former JHA Chair Roslyn Mixon-Phillips as interim Chief Executive Officer. Mixon-Phillips is expected to take […]
By Stacy M. Brown – WI Senior Writer | BlackPress of America | NNPA NEWSWIRE — The four historically Black medical schools receiving funding graduate around half of all Black doctors in the U.S. but have […]
Jacksonville — The Duval Voting Rights Coalition, a group of grassroots and community organizations, is kicking off early voting at the newly re-opened early voting site at Edward Waters University (EWU) with a press event, on August […]
By Lynn Jones – Florida Blue is currently in negotiations with Baptist Health. Negotiations have stalled due to setbacks concerning in-network rates, care and treatment. Tony Jenkins, Market President spoke with the Free Press and […]
Disney Cruise Line rounds out Disney Destiny reveal by announcing venues, experiences, and stern character that draw on legacies of Marvel heroes and villains for new ship setting sail November 2025 CELEBRATION, FL (Aug. 1, […]
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Sigma Pi Lambda chapter held the ribbon cutting for its “Little Library” last weekend at the Moody Avenue Park in Orange Park, Florida. As a component of the fraternity’s […]
By Lynn Jones | Mayor Donna Deegan recently culminated her inaugural year in office by delivering her proposed budget for the First Coast. Reflecting back on the historic year, Mayor Deegan sat down with the […]
JAX Bridges celebrated a decade of helping Jacksonville’s small business community expand. With more than 2,000 alumni, the program provides entrepreneurial education at no cost for small and medium sized businesses to inspire strategic network […]
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