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NAACP Applauds Maryland Governor Wes Moore for Historic Pardon of 175,000+ Cannabis Convictions

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NAACP President & CEO: “The Governor’s brave decision to pardon these 175,000 Americans will provide them with a new-found ability to attain opportunity” WASHINGTON — Today, in a historic move to advance criminal justice reform, Governor […]

Hillsborough Democrats Launch Seniors For Biden-Harris With Voter Outreach Event in Tampa

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Tampa – Hillsborough County Democrats, State Representatives Dianne Hart and Susan Valdés, and South Shore Democratic Club President Fran Bodman held a phone banking, postcard writing, and voter engagement event to kickoff Seniors for Biden-Harris […]

Simpson Memorial Celebrates 140 years of Pastoral Leadership Marked by Guest Speaker and Events

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Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church recently celebrated its 140th anniversary. The church had its humble beginnings in 1884 under the leadership of Reverend Benjamin Dillworth at the Plank Road location. In 1920, it moved to […]

Integration of St. Augustine Waters Subject of New Permanent Exhibition

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The opening of the ‘Waves of Change,’ a permanent exhibition at the Cultural Arts Center at the St. Augustine Beach Hotel tells the history of St. Augustine Beach Civil Rights movement wade-ins of 1964. A […]

Celebrating the Historical Legacy of Juneteenth: What to Do in Jacksonville

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For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities throughout the country. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — […]

Disney’s Magic Cruise Ship Docks at Lookout Cay, Bahamas for Junkanoo Paradise!

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By Lynn Jones | Before all the fanfare for Tiana’s Bayou opening, media reps from around the country sailed on a three night cruise aboard Disney Magic cruise ship to Lookout Cay at Light House […]

Stop Asking Black Student Athletes to Fix America’s DEI Mess

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THE AFRO — By John Celestand | Word in Black | The AFRO | There is no definitive answer to this dilemma. If student-athletes covet their individual earnings and opportunities more than the collective justice […]

‘1000 by 2025’ Initiative: Jacksonville’s Answer To Schools’ Biggest Diversity Problem

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By Rachael Tutwiler Fortune | You hear it said often: Representation matters. Representation means everything to a child. And it can look like almost anything, from a doll that looks like your young daughter to your […]

AKA’s Gamma Rho Omega Makes History for the Community With Groundbreaking Fundraiser Blending Pink Splendor, Arts, and Culture

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated that she is a “pretty girl,” – she will most likely blush and remind you that the revered sorority born in 1908 is the ‘first and finest’ of them all. […]

Snoop Dogg Receives $100,000 Donation from Raising Cane’s for The Snoop Youth Football League

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The $100,000 donation to Snoop Dogg’s charity is the latest to come from Raising Cane’s and Todd Graves’ long-standing partnership with the award-winning rapper, producer and actor – DALLAS (June 18, 2024) – The “dogg” days of summer just […]