Community

On a dark night in Duval, our team was invited to the 13th Floor Haunted House media night showcase. After checking in at the main entrance and receiving their VIP lanyard and skip the line […]

Community First Cares to match dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 in donations to support adult literacy and other programs – JACKSONVILLE, Fla., September 5, 2023 – Recognizing how important adult literacy programs are to the success of the […]

The William M. Raines class of 1971 held the ultimate throwback basement party to accent their annual class picnic reunion.  Classmates were dressed in their 1971 attire to celebrate classmates as 70 year old baby boomers […]

FLAJAX Club members and their guests enjoyed food, fun, and fellowship as they hosted their annual ‘Summer Outing,’ cookout held at their clubhouse at 7832 Fernandina Ave. Previous ‘Summer Outings,’ for the club can range […]

WJXT recently met with several community members for a listening session as part of their Lab for Journalism Funding project, which is in collaboration with the Local Media Association. The panel discussion was held to […]

By Lynn Jones – During the 1940’s through the 1960’s, the United States Post Service (USPS) saw a surge of equal opportunity hiring access for African Africans as clerks and carriers. In the African American […]

By Lynn Jones-Turpin – As hurricane season approaches, everyone is “all in” when it comes to protecting and informing citizens of Jacksonville.  With citizens constantly moving throughout the city, many resident may not be aware […]

With the support of over 225 vendors at the Melanin Market Juneteenth Celebration, thousands of revelers from around the state and beyond trekked to the eastside of Jacksonville for the 6th annual cultural consumer festival […]

As the mantra states it takes a village to raise a child, one cannot help but consider our community entities play in shaping those foundations. Founded in 1948, as the Davis Street Branch ‘Colored YMCA,’ […]

By Lynn Jones-Turpin – Members of the Jville Stompers Riders Club held their 10th annual fish fry/BBQ fundraiser on the grounds of the Masonic Lodge on the northside. Members, guests and friends braved the heat […]