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The African American Coaches and Games Officials Association (AACGOAA), established to ensure the perseverance of Black Athletes and cultural achievement of Blacks in Duval County, held their annual awards presentation to celebrate local icons. Shown […]

The Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. held its 10th Annual MLK Oratorical Competition last weekend at Westside High School. Seven high school students from across Duval County participated in the competition. […]

Vigils were held around the state this week to honor the 17 lives lost in the South Florida school shooting. Jacksonville joined in the commemorations as community members gathered Monday evening at a candlelight vigil […]

Following a near-perfect football season, the William M. Raines High School football team was honored today with a proclamation by Mayor Lenny Curry for their state championship win. The Vikings defeated Cocoa High School 13-10 […]

Local nursing students received firsthand insight into the lives of the city’s Black nurses during segregation at a program sponsored by the First Coast Black Nurses’ Association and the Nursing department at FSCJ. Brewster Hospital, […]

By Carla Meche Over one hundred children and their parents got in the college spirit with the I’m A Star Foundation’s Family Empowerment Forum and College Fair. The event was held inside the gym at Ribault High […]

Latosha Hall and Johnny Williams originally met in 2005,  drifted apart for over a decade and reconnected in May 2017. The couple crossed paths again thanks to the groom’s cousin and instantly became intertwined as a […]

by J’na Jefferson via vibe.com Taylor Richardson, a 14-year-old aspiring astronaut from Jacksonville, Fla., exceeded her goal of raising money to send 1,000 girls to see the upcoming film A Wrinkle In Time. Her GoFundMe page for the […]