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In Remembrance: Joshua Mosley, Jr.

March 9, 2023 admin 0

Joshua Mosley Jr, a longtime resident, businessman and owner of the Parlor Dry Cleaners on Dunn Ave and restaurant and club owner of  Executive’s LTD in Jacksonville, FL. He departed peacefully and unexpectedly on Sunday, […]

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Services Set for Calvin Burney, Sr.

March 30, 2022 admin 0

Calvin L. Burney, Sr., 69, long time planner for the City of Jacksonville, passed away March 24, 2022 after an illness. He is survived by his wife Betty and sons Calvin and Craig along with […]

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Mourns Sudden Loss of President

January 24, 2022 Staff 0

By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw Cheryl A. Hickmon, the 27th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and Chair of the Board of Directors “transitioned peacefully on January 20, 2022, after a recent illness”, the […]

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Camilla P. Thompson – March 6, 1922 – January 10, 2022

January 13, 2022 admin 0

Camilla Perkins Thompson  Jax native, noted historian and retired educator with a career spanning 37 years transitioned this week after a brief illness at the age of 99. She graduated from Stanton Senior High School […]

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dead at 90

December 26, 2021 Staff 0

(CNN) Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a revered leader during the struggle to end apartheid in his […]

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Golf Legend Lee Elder Passes at 87

November 29, 2021 Staff 0

(CNN)Lee Elder, who was the first Black golfer to play at the Masters, has died at the age of 87, the PGA Tour confirmed on Monday. Elder broke through Augusta’s race barrier at the 1975 edition of the […]

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Carrie Meek, Daughter of Sharecroppers Who Blazed Path to Congress, Dies at 95

November 29, 2021 Staff 0

Former Congresswoman Carrie Meek died on Sunday, and will be remembered as a trailblazer, becoming one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction. The late congressman John Lewis had another way of […]

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Florida Star Publisher Clara McLaughlin Succumbs

October 7, 2021 admin 0

Clara Jackson McLaughlin passed away on October 3, 2021, at the age of 81. She was best known for being the first Black woman to own and be the majority shareholder of a network-affiliated TV […]

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Carl Joe Gamble – May 5, 1952 – September 19, 2020

September 28, 2021 admin 0

In Loving Memory of a Great Husband, Father, Brother and Friend to Many. Carl Joe Gamble May 5, 1952 – September 19, 2020 You are forever loved, in our heart and memory. Nola (wife), Carlisha (daughter), Ulysses (brother)

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Alice Comer Moore Denson October 21, 1936 – August 14, 2021

September 7, 2021 admin 0

Alice Comer Moore Denson was born on October 21, 1936, in Eufaula, Alabama, the youngest child of Lee Moore Sr. and Georgia McDonald Moore. She graduated from Van Buren High School in Eufaula, Alabama. She […]

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