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The Jacksonville regional Black Founders Demo Day free event was recently held to a packed audience inside the WJCT Soundstage.  The event was free to attend and included a DJ, summer hors d’oeuvres, and five black […]

Brothers Breaking Bread (BBB), billing itself as “a unique conglomerate of culturally conscious and concerned African American men who reside within the greater Jacksonville area,” meets monthly to engage in meaningful discussions that include everything […]

Author and mental health advocate Dr. Selena Bass used her personal trauma of losing a child to enlighten the virtual audience of the Mindful Intervention Natural Development (M.I.N.D.) program. Joined by therapist Merland Baker, the […]

For the 13th year,  A Seasoned Affair has  presented the Ms. Senior Jacksonville and Ms. Diva Pageant, bringing all the glory and beauty of aging with grace on the mainstage. Contestants wowed nearly 300 audience […]

By B. McNair – Sending out an ‘SOS’ call to action, the Williams M. Raines National Alumni Association (RNAA) president Venus Highsmith and the membership team coordinated a back-to-school drive for their alma mater. Members […]

With a hot summer in place, the Young Biz Kidz Marketplace second annual kidpreneurs fest was held at Sesquicentennial Park located in the Springfield neighborhood. The free marketplace is the training ground for youth entrepreneurs […]

By Lynn Jones – The Eastside Brotherhood social club annual ‘peddling for a purpose’ event was held at their hall on A. Philip Randolph in the heart of the eastside community.  More than fifty bike […]

This past weekend, the Clara White Mission recently presented A Night in White, fundraising soiree inside their Riverside North Event Hall. The event was billed as a sip and smoke where attendees had access to […]

Duval concert tour managers William Davis, Sr. and Kecia Harris returned to the city for a concert with R&B hit makers Maze, featuring Frankie Beverly, Freddie Jackson, Shirley Murdock and Regina Belle belting out their […]