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By Lynn Jones At the height of the civil rights movement, the NAACP was instrumental in developing strategies throughout the South to end segregation, lynchings and blatant economic inequalities. Today, the organization is still no […]

A lynching memorial marker was stolen Friday just hours after it was installed in St. Johns County. The marker was in honor of Isaac Barrett, who was was lynched in Orangedale County in 1897. Despite the […]

Dining Experience Dialogue Engages Culture Differences and Tradition  “Community Suppers,” an initiative that OneJax and the Jacksonville Chamber are currently occurring throughout Jacksonville. The causal randomly organized dinners consist of a  small group of local […]

By Lynn Jones This past weekend, soulful crooner Maxwell headlined his “50 Intimate Nights Live Tour” at the Times Union Center in front of a sellout crowd.  Stepping to the stage to start the evening […]

A local church is not only focusing on saving souls, but saving lives as well through its fundraising efforts and support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Team Crucifixion from the Church of the Crucifixion Catholic […]

Last week, dozens of local senior citizens had an opportunity to show that they were still fit, active and young at heart. The 2018 Forever Fit 50 and Beyond Senior games had their closing ceremonies […]

Hollywood heavyweight Martin Lawrence returned to his stand up roots for the LIT AF comedy tour held last weekend at the Jacksonville Memorial Arena. The “Bad Boys” actor assembled the some of the hottest names […]

By Lynn Jones – Creating memorable moments through educating students on swimming techniques to enhance their chances of being a top swimmer was the focus this past weekend at the Winston YMCA in Riverside. On […]