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Zoe Saldana’s Use Of Dark Makeup In Nina Simone Biopic Sparks Colorism Controversy
Zoe Saldana’s Use Of Dark Makeup In Nina Simone Biopic Sparks Colorism Controversy
Month: August 2026
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Katt Williams ARRESTED AGAIN, After Cops RAID HOME, Find DRUGS..GUNS (HELD WITHOUT BAIL)
Katt Williams ARRESTED AGAIN, After Cops RAID HOME, Find DRUGS..GUNS(HELD WITHOUT BAIL)
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Weaving the Web Continues History Tradition
Carlottra Guyton and friends hosted the Annual Weaving the Web of our history event in her historic Springfield home last weekend in honor of Black History Month. Held customarily the last Saturday of February, the event […]
Business
Celebrity Stylist Opens New Beauty School in Jacksonville
Tonia Bell, stylist to Black Hollywood elite including Megan Goode, Loretta Devine, Wendy Raquel Robinson and Lauren Hill, is bringing her talent to Jacksonville. Known to industry insiders as “Tonia B”, the internationally renowned celebrity […]
Obituaries
Well Known Jax Entrepreneur and Pioneer Harold Gibson Succumbs
Harold James Gibson, Jr., passed away peacefully on February 24, 2016. Mr. Gibson is most noted for being the first African American to serve as Administrative Aide to Mayor Hans Tanzler. Born in Jacksonville, Gibson […]
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Florida and Georgia Meet for Dreamers Academy
Florida and Georgia Meet for Dreamers Academy – Walt Disney World Resort concluded its ninth-annual Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine, a four-day, once-in-a-lifetime educational and mentoring program for a select group […]
Sports
Ribault Girls Win Third 5A Title
No. 11 from the rafters at Ribault. The Lady Trojans claimed the class 5A Championship after beating Bishop Moore-60-37 last weekend. head Coach Pennick was very emotional after the win and spoke of how much […]
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David Manor Celebrates 80th Birthday in Grand Style
David Manor, one of East Jacksonville’s most well known and beloved seniors, was honored by his daughter, Davida Manor Ward, M.D., at a celebration of his 80th birthday last Saturday at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel. […]
Greek Life
Sigma Gamma Rho At the White House – Leaders Attend President Obama’s Black History Reception
Hundreds gathered in the East Room of the White House for the Black History Month Reception hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was one of the […]
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National Black Convention to Link Past with Present
By David Denson and Erick Johnson, Gary Crusader In March of 1972, over nine hundred political activists descended on Gary for an event that would help shape the future of Black politics for decades to […]