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Genesis Blunt Crowned Miss Juneteenth 2026, Celebrating Legacy, Leadership and Service

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Genesis Blunt has been crowned Miss Juneteenth 2026, earning the top honor during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation’s Sixth Annual Miss Juneteenth Cultural Scholarship Pageant held June 20 at the Salem Centre. […]

Beyond 100: Willie Mae Jackson and 107-Year-Old Sallie Chatman Celebrate Extraordinary Lives

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In 1916 and 1918 – when Willie Mae Jackson and Sallie Chatman were born – America was still deeply segregated under Jim Crow laws. For African Americans, life in much of the South meant restricted […]

Jacksonville Public Education Fund President Rachael Tutwiler Fortune Named Chair of Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF) is proud to announce that President Rachael Tutwiler Fortune has been named incoming Board Chair of the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, the statewide membership organization that […]

Educators in Florida Win Case Against State Censorship

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TALLAHASSEE, FL — A federal court of appeals has ruled unconstitutional the higher education provisions of a classroom censorship law that unfairly restricted an educators’ ability to teach about concepts like race, gender and more, commonly known […]

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Genesis Blunt Crowned Miss Juneteenth 2026, Celebrating Legacy, Leadership and Service

Beyond 100: Willie Mae Jackson and 107-Year-Old Sallie Chatman Celebrate Extraordinary Lives

Jacksonville Public Education Fund President Rachael Tutwiler Fortune Named Chair of Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

Educators in Florida Win Case Against State Censorship

Today’s Sports Figures Speak Out About America’s Social Injustices

America 250: Why Crispus Attucks Matters Today

Brandye Mackey Celebrates 50 Years of Faith, Family and Purpose

Tyler Perry Reunites The Cast For ‘Why Did I Get Married Again?’

Beyond Awareness: Why Black Women Need Long-Term Investment in the Fight Against Cervical Cancer

When Women Can Preach But Not Pastor