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Luther: Never Too Much – 2024 Sundance Film Festival

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By Dwight Brown Film Critic for DwightBrownInk.com – NNPA News Wire – At a young age, Luther Vandross knew music was his calling and there could be no other day job. Vandross: “I really don’t […]

Florida Bans Funding DEI Programs at State Universities

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www.miamitimesonline.com | bodycopy = The board that oversees Florida’s 12 public universities voted last week to ban using state or federal dollars for diversity programs or activities, aligning with a law signed last spring by Republican […]

O.J. Simpson Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer; Denies Hospice

August 7, 2026 admin 0

News broke this week that O.J. Simpson, the former NFL player turned actor, who was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife and her friend in the ‘Trial of the Century’ in 1995, has been […]

Local Legal Pioneer D.W. Perkins Honored with Plaque in the Duval County Courthouse

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Members of the Jacksonville community gathered at the Duval County Courthouse for the unveiling of the historic plaque honoring the late Attorney Daniel Webster Perkins. Perkins is notably the first Black lawyer to be allowed […]

Omni Amelia Island Resorts 2024 Sprouting Project Dinner Series Presents Revamped Themes and New Bookable Package

August 7, 2026 admin 0

Culinary Powerhouse Resort on the Shores of Fernandina Beach Unveils This Year’s Most Buzzed About Ingredients to be Featured in its Beloved Dinner Series AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., February 8, 2024 – Since 2014, Omni Amelia Island Resort has been […]

Black Excellence in the Spotlight at Annual Image Awards

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Business leaders, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, sororities/fraternities and community activists were in attendance for the Fifth Annual Jacksonville Image Awards. The formal attire event invited winners to take the stage inside the Nathan H. Wilson Center for […]

Survivor A.J. Merriweather Lauded for Prostate Cancer Advocacy

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American Legion Post 197 held their annual ‘Your Health Matters’ community family event at their Northside campus. The free services included health screenings, free covid/flu shots, prostate health education and nutritional panel. Serving nutritional dish […]

Activist Educator Dr. Umar Johnson Leaves Mark on Duval

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Pan African educator, activist, psychologist, and motivational speaker Dr. Umar Johnson lectured to a packed house audience at the Scottish Rites Cathedral in Springfield. Dr. Johnson’s insights resonated deeply with the packed audience, addressing the urgent […]

Draconian Policies Continue: Florida Bans Public Funding for Diversity and Inclusion Programs in all State Colleges

August 7, 2026 admin 0

THE SERAAJ FILES, by Kevin Seraaj via orlandoadvocate.com – The Florida Board of Education has taken its draconian education policies even further. On January 17, 2024, the Department of Education announced that “taxpayer funds [can […]

Urban Foodie’s Connect for Cocktails for a Feeding Cause

August 7, 2026 admin 0

Laughter and the smell of wood-fire bbq smoke filled the air for the fourth annual Feeding Northeast Florida’s’ Bourbon & Brisket fundraiser held at Strings Sports Brewery in Springfield. Patrons joined volunteers from all over […]