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The Beta Alpha Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., recently inducted eight new sisters into their chapter.  Throughout the past six months, the newly inducted women participated in a variety of sisterly activities […]

In honor of the First Coast Annual Benghazi Memorial Tribute, local veterans joined PolitiChicks to honor their fallen colleagues while witnessing national speakers pay tribute to those killed while serving in Benghazi, Libya in 2012.  […]

Shown is Alanna (center) with her parents, Attorney and Mrs. A. Wellington Barlow Paxon School for Advanced Studies graduate and current Florida International University (FIU) sophomore Alanna Barlow was recently inducted into the National Society […]

By Shekinah Israel Carter The MLK Memorial Foundation sponsored a civil rights overnight tour in Montgomery, Alabama. The nine hour bus ride provided the students and chaperones the opportunity to discuss the trips legacy and struggle for justice and […]

  Each year, thousands of people attend the Florida vs. Georgia rivalry football game on the First Coast. And each year, the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” also creates college dreams for local students. To stand […]

The Jacksonville Chapter of the Links, Incorporated assisted by a consortium of local Black organizations, drew hundreds to Bethel Baptist Church last week for Focus 2020.  The symposium “focused” on the upcoming election season. Veteran […]

The 2020 legislative session is fastly approaching and the state’s  Black Caucus released the priorities it would like to succeed in a news conference this week. The caucus, which includes 21 House members and six […]

After year’s of attempting to get her father inducted into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame. Last week Camilla Thompson witnessed the ceremony in Tallahassee on the grounds of Florida State University. Daniel Webster […]

By Lynn Jones As Breast Cancer Awareness Month winds down to a close, Emanuel Missionary Baptist Church held their annual Sunday service for breast cancer survivors and in memoriam of women who transitioned from the disease.  […]

By Lynn Jones Congressman Al Lawson Jr., U.S. Representative for Florida’s 5th congressional district recently visited the Free Press’ Northside office to share some his goal’;s and accomplishments. The twice elected congressman who took over […]