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No Dream Deferred Job Fair Opens Opportunities for on the Spot Employment

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The First Coast Leadership Foundation, vendors and partners hosted the “Work Your Dream Job Fair” inside the Highlands Branch Library on the Northside. With earnest anticipation of securing gainful employment and career opportunities, attendees showed […]

Snapshots Highlight Branding and Marketing

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It was a lights, camera action day as photographers lit up the backdrop for the Women at Werk headshot Happy Hour event. The women’s empowerment organization hosted its first ‘Headshot Happy Hour’ at its new […]

Black Excellence Celebrated at Annual Image Awards

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The 2023 Jacksonville Image Awards kicked off Black History Month at the Wilson Center for the Arts on the Florida State College at Jacksonville’s South Campus. The event featured a gold-carpet arrival, photo shoot and […]

Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on Shaping the Future Generation of Physicians

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Black History Month is commemorated every February. It’s a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African Americans to American society and culture, as well as to reflect […]

Wells Fargo Announces $50 Million Grant to NAACP

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The grant is the single largest donation the civil rights organization has received to date – SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today, Wells Fargo announced a $50 million grant to support the nation’s largest civil rights and social justice […]

Step Afrika! is Back Stepping for the Culture

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The stageplay Step Afrika! last stepped on Duval soil ten years ago for a performance inside the Ritz Theatre. Returning to Duval for performances February 9 – 10th, the Step Afrika touring company is back […]

Brown Girls & Wahala Novels Release

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“Brown Girls is a beautiful love letter to friendship, Queens, New York, and what it means to navigate this world as a brown girl. It will make you think of your childhood friends, and after reading […]

Hold Media, Black Pols to Same Standards as Whites

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This writer doesn’t often agree with the Rev. Al Sharpton on anything, including the firebrand’s approach to solving the nation’s racial problems. But in the case of the brutal, deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by five Black […]

Can AI-enhanced Heart Screening Address Health Disparities?

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By: Caitlin Doran/Mayo Clinic – Clinicians and researchers around the world are combining artificial intelligence, known as AI, with health care to help identify patients at greater risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and […]

Marvel Collaborates with Black-Owned Businesses to Support and Highlight Black Heroes, Off the Big Screen

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In celebration of Black History Month, The Walt Disney Company wants to share the founders and CEOs of organizations whose products were inspired by Marvel Studios blockbuster film, “Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The […]