Month: August 2026

Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson speaks to police and youth attending a 5000 Role Models conference at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Nov. 1, 2022. (Jose A. Iglesias/Miami Herald/TNS By Rep. Frederica S. […]

The Sulzbacher took another major step in its decades-long mission to combat homelessness Friday, breaking ground on the next phase of its transformative Enterprise Village development in Northwest Jacksonville. City officials, community leaders and nonprofit […]

By Lynn Jones-Turpin | While most Americans celebrate freedom on the Fourth of July and many associate Black freedom with the emancipation of proclamation, Jacksonville veteran Allen Bird believes another date deserves national recognition. Bird […]

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — On this day 62 years ago, the Civil Rights Movement in St. Augustine climbed to another level. On June 18, 1964, a photo was taken of young black people swimming in […]

For more than 19 years, the Ritz Theater and Museum has showcased local talent through its popular “Puttin’ On the Ritz” competition. Created off of the legendary Showtime at the Apollo format, the competition features […]

  In a landmark moment for one of the nation’s oldest and largest child advocacy organizations, the Florida Parent Teacher Association has elected Jude Bruno as its new state president, making him the first Black […]

Jacksonville, Florida – July 17, 2026 – HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital has received three American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for demonstrating a commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart […]

The leadership of Alpha Omega and Kappa Psi Chapters of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., held a special “Conversation and Book Signing” event with U.S. Representative James E. Clyburn, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, from 7 p.m. to […]

by Sylvia Perry More than a century after Madam C.J. Walker shattered economic barriers by becoming America’s first self-made female millionaire, a new generation of Black wealth creators is redefining what financial success looks like […]

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 16, 2026 — Mayor Donna Deegan will deliver her FY26-27 Budget Address to City Council on Monday, July 20, 2026. Following that, she will hold a brief media availability in her office. (Please […]