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By Lynn Jones Coming up this weekend is the annual Foundation for Fortitude (FOF) Pure White Affair honoring the legacy of local entrepreneur, philanthropist, visionary mentor and community champion, Sherry Blue. Blue founded the nonprofit […]
By Lynn Jones – Blessed with a powerful voice, Matthew Johnson began singing in the choir at Northside Church of Christ in the seventh grade. At the time, he had no idea that his God […]
For many young adults it is better to show them success versus simply talking about it. Entrepreneurs like Oprah Winfrey and Madame CJ Walker are great examples of how hard work and fortitude build success. […]
The notion that “It takes a village to raise a child” is certainly not a new concept. As far back as 1938, an organization was formed in Philadelphia to help be the village that African […]
The Raines Vikings 4A Football Champions are still celebrating their December victory over the Cocoa Tigers. The back-to-back 4A state championships is a first for any Jacksonville public high school. This time, the honor came […]
The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens has been at the cultural center of Jacksonville’s art community for decades. The museum has consistently shown diversity showing local and national minority artists from various genres. Recently, […]
Death always leaves a void in a family, but the death of a child to unnecessary violence is often times so tragic that families never recover. A local nonprofit organization was formed just for that […]
by Lynn Jones Historically, Jacksonville has been a city of African American trailblazers. From James Weldon Johnson, who famously wrote the Negro national anthem with his brother to A. Phillip Randolph, the national labor and […]
High school students will receive all-expenses-paid trip to Disney to participate in coveted mentoring event in March with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine Walt Disney World Resort has revealed the 100 extraordinary youths from across […]
by Lynn Jones Education has always been a passion of Dr. Barbara Ann Darby. The lifelong community servant moved to Jacksonville in 1972 and immediately began giving back to her new hometown. Throughout her years […]
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