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By Lynn JonesTurpin – The year 2020 was one of the most strife filled years ever overflowing with issues concerning social justice, politics, health issues and a barrage of conspiracy theories.  To expire Jaxons of […]

 The City of Jacksonville invites the community to celebrate the life, legacy and service of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the 34th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast presented by Florida Blue. This year’s event […]

By Lynn JonesTurpin – As the world was winding down from the holidays, Kwanzaa stepped in to provide the seven principles for 2021. First celebrated in 1966, Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture that […]

The Jacksonville Community Remembrance Project, an initiative of 904WARD,  held a virtual and social distancing soil collection ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the lynching of Eugene Burnam. The lynching, one of thousands of crimes […]

After more than 18 tries ranging from petitions for governor appointments, recommendations and elections to become a judge, Rhonda Peoples-Waters has been sworn in as the first elected Black female judge of Duval County. Peoples-Waters […]

St. Johns River Ferry will be closed for approximately 8 weeks starting January 6, 2021, as the JTA begins Phase IV of their ongoing improvements and to conduct a haul out of the vessel, as […]

Bernard Turpin and the former Nadine Davis met ten years ago inside Cathedral of Faith church located on Beaver Street Rd.  The young couple would walk past each other and were unaware of their spiritual […]

The Edith Marie Cancer Foundation held their 4th annual holiday fundraiser continuing their philanthropic efforts with a social distancing event for their supporters and cancer survivors at the Friday Musicale.  The event continued their platform […]