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Eleven Carter G. Woodson Elementary School students made history as members of the first elementary chapter of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program in Duval County Public Schools. For 27 years nationally the 5000 […]

Cedar Hills Elementary celebrated 40 fourth and fifth grade students at their pinning ceremony for their Young Ladies, Young Gentlemen, and Project Respect mentoring groups. School Principal Marva McKinney, stated, “Witnessing this event makes me […]

A series of community events, conversations, exhibits and volunteer projects were culminated with the 4th annual Historic Eastside Root and Rebuild: Activating the Dream, event held last weekend. The Eastside community leaders and Unite Way […]

Over $170,000 was raised for Volunteers in Medicine at the fourth annual Women with Heart luncheon.  Eleven Northeast Florida women were recognized for their commitment to health and human services in the community.  The honorees […]

As an component of January being Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the Social Action Committee of the Jacksonville Section of National Council of Negro Women, Inc. in partnership with Rethreaded held a community  symposium focusing on […]

The Jacksonville Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., recently held their second Delta Days at City Hall for 2020. Thirty sorority sisters met with 13 of the Jacksonville City Council members to exchange […]

Clifford, 77,  is shown above with lawmakers. He was 34 at the time of his arrest A Jacksonville man who  was wrongfully convicted of murder that he served a 43 year sentence for remains on […]

By Lynn Jones In the tale of two city events, on Friday, January 17th, the National Association for the Advancement of  Colored People (NAACP), in concert with former Mayor Alvin Brown, SCLC and the African […]

  With the ever rising negative news statistics on black male achievement, Gabriel Rozier decided to create an event to honor black men for their community service and advocacy. Rozier is the founder of Black […]

The Martin Luther King Foundation held their 40th annual MLK Parade and MLK day activities, Monday, January 20th in downtown Jacksonville.  Thousands of residents,many of whom weren’t even alive in Dr. Kings Lifetime, lined Bay […]