2026 – Page 294 – Jacksonville Free Press

Back to School Event Uplifts the Urban Core

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By Lynn Jones-Turpin – An early morning exercise workout was on the agenda for the Florida Blue, Protalks, Mayo, partners and supporters back to school health awareness day held recently on the grounds of the […]

FUNdraising Good Times- Where Does a Nonprofit Turn for Help?

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Part one of a two-part series Who do nonprofits turn to when they need help? The answer: regional and state nonprofit associations. Here’s a look behind the scenes with Dr. Kevin Dean, executive director of […]

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Magnolia Wash Holdings, a premium express car wash operator, announced today the opening of two new Camel Premium Express Car Wash locations in the greater Jacksonville market. Located at 950 Park Avenue, the first location […]

Entrepreneurship, Workshops and Tour Highlights Black Business Month Legacy

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By Dr. V. Dunbar – Black-owned businesses have long been a vital part of the economic fiber of the city of Jacksonville. To commemorate National Black Business Month, the Greater First Coast Chamber of Commerce, […]

Blues, Brews and BBQ Brings Out Good Times and Jax Best Eats

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Downtown’s annual indoor ‘Blues, Brews and BBQ’ showcased Jacksonville’s best wings, pulled pork, smoked brisket and more! Recently Florida Theatre patrons lined up to enter the theatre to celebrate 39 years of the culinary and […]

President Joe Biden Honors Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and Others with Lifetime Achievement Award

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Stacy M. Brown – “On behalf of the NNPA and the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust, as well as on behalf of all […]

FUNdraising Good Times: Outside Your Bubble

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It’s time to get out and about again. Back to seeing people in person. Time for morning meetings over coffee, and evenings with nonprofit dinners and galas. It’s the return of breakfasts and luncheons that […]

Move of Bob Hayes Track Meet Met With Controversy

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The iconic track meet that for nearly 60 years has been housed at the Northside’s Raines High School is now at the center of controversy as the school’s administration has decided to move the annual […]

Black America Benefits from President Biden Signing Inflation Reduction Act

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Source www.blackpressusa.com: It includes strengthening critical provisions of the Affordable Care Act, providing Medicare with authority to negotiate certain prescription drug costs, and […]

O’ Jays Minus Levert Still Rocks The Crowd

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By Lynn Jones – Legendary R&B group the O’Jays may have been without Eddie Levert at their recent concert, but they didn’t leave fans upset. The Moran Theater was a packed auditorium to witness 62 […]