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ASALH Brings its Conference to Jacksonville, Florida with Annual Theme: “Black Resistance”

September 11, 2023 admin 0

ASALH Brings its Conference to Jacksonville, Florida with Annual Theme: “Black Resistance” JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is proud to announce the 108th Annual Meeting in […]

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Infamous Ax Handle Saturday More Relevant Than Ever 63 Years Later

September 6, 2023 admin 0

Just one day after the racially motivated killings on Kings Road, the 63rd Anniversary of the Jacksonville Youth Council NAACP 1960 sit-ins and Ax Handle Saturday was held with a full audience in attendance. The […]

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Spencer – Blue Nuptials

September 6, 2023 admin 0

Ms. William M. Raines of 1995 Charzetta Patrice Spencer recently married her beau Gregory Steven Blue, Sr. in front of family and friends for a surprise wedding at the River Club. The hundreds of guests […]

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Black Women Leaders in Jacksonville Call for Change After Mass Shooting

August 29, 2023 admin 0

By Tacuma Roeback, Managing Editor – via www.chicagodefender.com – Rage, sorrow, frustration and a yearning for emotional healing and support. Those are the sentiments of a Black Jacksonville community mourning a racist mass shooting within […]

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Carnival Returns to Jax with Full Caribbean Flare and Pageantry

August 23, 2023 admin 0

Hundreds of carnival revelers were decked out in their Caribbean traditional costumes adorned in colorful beads and elaborate headdress for the 18th annual Jacksonville Caribbean Carnival. The annual event brings the beauty and culture of […]

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No Gentrification Here! Groundworks Upgrading Neighborhoods One House at a Time

August 23, 2023 admin 0

In just the first few months of the North Riverside Home Repair Program, several families have benefited from the home repair program. To date, five home projects have been completed and three more applications have […]

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Queen Barbara Patterson Crowned Ms. Senior Jacksonville 2023

August 10, 2023 admin 0

Non profit and evangelical leader Barbara Patterson has been crowned Ms. Senior Jacksonville in the 14th year of the annual pageant. Hundreds of audience members cheered on the eight contestants at the UNF Herbert Center. […]

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Jax NAACP Wins Big at National Confab

August 10, 2023 admin 0

The 46th annual Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics of the mind also known as ACT-SO, held its annual competition at the 114th NAACP National Convention held in Boston on July 26th-August 1st. This year, […]

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Naturalista Pour Positivity Into the Next Generation

August 10, 2023 admin 0

Nouvo Studio Natural Hair and Wellness Center continued to pour into the next generation with their 5th annual ‘Beauty for Tweens,’ Wellness Day. More than thirty tweens were privy to a day filled with interactive […]

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Stylist Inspires Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

July 27, 2023 admin 0

National beauty influencer and entrepreneur Cynthia Meadows is a master hair stylist and founder of A’Bliss Studios. Her love for hair was birthed through her mom’s prayers as a child. “Everyday she prayed and anointed […]

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