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Local Produce Market Opens at Main Bus Station

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Conquering the ever growing problems of food deserts in the urban communities, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and the I’m A Star Foundation joined together to launch the Rosa Parks Produce Market at the main […]

Sunshine State Host Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Chapters from Around the World

August 7, 2026 admin 0

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated held its bi-annual Boule July 6 – 10 in Orlando, Florida. Thousands of Sorors united with neophytes, doves, lifetime members, amicaes, family and friends and blazed a blue and white […]

#BeIntentional Women’s Breakfast: A New Movement, A New Day and A New Purpose

August 7, 2026 admin 0

The inaugural “Be Intentional” Women’s Breakfast was held June 25, at the Golden Corral on San Jose Blvd. #BeIntentional is a movement to encourage and connect women from various backgrounds to be more effective on […]

Obama: Murder Rate in African-American Community ‘Way out of Whack’

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Obama: Murder Rate in African-American Community ‘Way out of Whack’

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Celebrity video recounts the ways black Americans are killed by police

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Celebrity video recounts the ways black Americans are killed by police

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Two police shootings, two videos, two black men dead

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Their deaths have drawn people — brandishing signs emblazoned with the message #BlackLivesMatter — to the streets in their droves, demanding the world take notice of shootings that feel sadly commonplace in the U.S., yet are no less provocative.

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Black Female Police Officer Speaks Out Against Killer Cops

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Black Female Police Officer Speaks Out Against Killer Cops

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US police shooting: Philando Castile’s partner tells BBC she wants change

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US police shooting: Philando Castile’s partner tells BBC she wants change

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Multicultural eBooks Sparks Reading Interest in Kids

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Frustrated because she couldn’t find books that her six-year-old African-American niece could relate to and enjoy, a Chicago-based entrepreneur created a company featuring a library of ebooks whose storylines, characters and uplifting messages mirror the […]

Baltimore Police Lieutenant Acquitted in Freddie Gray Death

August 7, 2026 admin 0

BALTIMORE – A Maryland judge on Monday acquitted Baltimore police Lieutenant Brian Rice of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office for the April 2015 death of black detainee Freddie Gray. Baltimore City Circuit […]