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By Felice Franklin – The People Reading for Inspiration, Discussion and Enjoyment (P.R.I.D.E.) Book club celebrated its’ 25th Anniversary at The Cook Book Restaurant in Springfield. Local author Nikesha Elise Williams was the featured author […]
Democrats around the country forecasted a “Blue Wave,” which would usher new faces into national politics – Muslim candidates, women, African American and gays. As election results trickled in Tuesday evening, it was evident that […]
The streets of Avenue B and Weaver Road were filled to capacity for the Northside Church of Christ’s (NSCOC) 19th Annual Community Fish Fry. Each year the church holds “Homecoming” type activities as they fellowship […]
Sometimes the best solution to a problem can’t be solved by just one person or one organization. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much,” said Helen Keller. It was that […]
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 […]
With a long history of fighting for the rights of minorities, low income families and those facing inequality, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is still alive and well in 2018. […]
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 […]
For African Americans, entrepreneurship has always been important as many Blacks struggled to find jobs after slavery and during the segregation era. Madame CJ Walker, is known as the first Black millionaire. She once said, […]
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 […]
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