Editorials
The Gantt Report
By Lucius Gantt – Recently, I was sitting in the lobby of an Atlanta hospital waiting for a friend to come out of surgery when an elderly white man sat down in a chair next […]
Year: 2026
Sports
The Moore Report: Securing the Place of the Negro Leagues in Baseball History — One Voice, One Mission
THE AFRO — By Ralph E. Moore Jr., The Moore Report | The AFRO American News – via The Afro – The Negro League Family Alliance (NLFA) is calling on Major League Baseball (MLB) to […]
Health|Local
Participants First: Shaping the Future of Clinical Trials Through Digital Innovation.
Clinical trials advance medicine, but the National Institutes of Health says that more than half of studies are unable to recruit or retain the necessary research participants, which can exacerbate health disparities. However, in recent years, digital technologies […]
Greek Life
AKA Promotes Mental Health Exchange
To wrap up Mental Health Awareness Month, the Pi Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, hosted a mental health awareness event at Orange Park Mall. The community event focused on highlighting resources […]
Community|Local
Lorena Wiggins Turn 100
The family of Lorena Wiggins held a 100th birthday celebration recently inside the Ramada Inn Ballroom on Baymeadows Road. The event hall was overflowing for the Lilly, Georgia. Bearing seven children and with an 8th […]
Local
Jazz Poetry Cafe Blends Business and Blues
By Lynn Jones – In an effort to create an atmosphere for businesses to hone their entertainment crafts, 2017 was the year that paralegal Carisa Brown opened the Jazz Poetry Café. Held monthly on the […]
Entertainment
Florida Theaters Mardi Gras Themed Event Raises $200K for the Arts
The historic Florida Theatre held its annual signature fundraiser, The Florida Ball: Big Easy Style, raising 200,000 in support of the arts and culture in Downtown Jacksonville. Since its creation, the event has raised $1,684,000 since […]
Community
Shriners Youth Conference Holds Court on Northbank
This past weekend Hundreds of Shriners ascended on downtown Jacksonville for The Desert of Florida’s (Desert of Florida (DOF) Youth Department, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine of North and South America and its […]
Community
Clara White Mission on the Short List of Must Sees for National Travel Show
Martinique Lewis, host of National Geographic’s Black Travel Across America, visited NW Jacksonville to explore urban travel destinations. She’s reimaging tourism. Her documentary based on “The Negro Motorist Green Book” was released on Disney+ in […]
Local
Eastside Brotherhood Invest in the Future
A scholarship ceremony was held by the Eastside Brotherhood to celebrate the academic success of six local students. Achieving a grade point averages (GPA) of 3.5 or higher, The funds willbe uses to help them […]