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By Yvonne Brockington – Alumni, former residents and supporters of the Simonds-Johnson Park community gathered June 27 for the communities ninth annual Prayer Breakfast, an event highlighting faith, fellowship and a shared commitment to preserving […]

From our partners at Jaxtoday   by Will Brown Loretta Barfield and William Batts have been neighbors for nearly 50 years. They individually purchased property in Christobel, a Northwest Jacksonville neighborhood, during the 1970s on […]

A federal judge has ruled that the government cannot prevent recipients of the nation’s largest food assistance program from using benefits to purchase candy, soda and other sugary drinks. The ruling affects the Supplemental Nutrition […]

A.L. Lewis Fund members and grantees celebrated its recent grantmaking at the Jessie Ball duPont Center. Photo credit: Jasmine Brown.   The A.L. Lewis Fund, a collective giving initiative of The Community Foundation for Northeast […]

Hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls dressed in full Western regalia gathered at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center for the 5th installment on the  Jacksonville stop of Black Rodeo USA, a nationally recognized event celebrating the rich […]

More than 250 special guests gathered at Jacksonville’s historic Karpeles Grand on June 13, to celebrate the wedding of Sonia Belgrave Landrum and Anthony Landrum. The elegant affair, themed “The Power of Love,” marked the […]

The Friends of the Brentwood Public Library, Inc. celebrated the 2026 James Weldon Johnson Young Writers Festival, a four-day literary and arts experience that empowered students in grades 3–12 through creative expression, cultural education and […]

The Friends of the Brentwood Public Library, Inc. celebrated the 2026 James Weldon Johnson Young Writers Festival, a four-day literary and arts experience that empowered students in grades 3–12 through creative expression, cultural education and […]

By David Snelling —As communities across the nation prepare to observe the Week of Repair, it is a time to reflect, remember, and advocate for justice. This special week is dedicated to honoring Black Americans whose […]

  The nation’s oldest established city is poised to make history with the election of its first Black mayor. St. Augustine City Commissioner Cynthia Garris will become the city’s next mayor after emerging as the […]