Community

By Lynn Jones – ‘DA HANDS,’ a devised theater piece written and performed by the students at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Theatre of Color (TOC) class and cast, recently debuted to a packed […]

The State of Florida partnered with local governmental agencies, nurses and volunteers to pre-register residents for the COVID-19 vaccine. Alpha One Staffing agency and the local Community Rehabilitation Center (CRC) partnered to provide staffing for […]

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens recently debuted the exhibit “Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness,” an internationally touring exhibition curated by Renée Mussai. The Cummer Museum is the final venue for […]

904WARD Releases Third of Eight Retrospectives of Racial Equity Data Race and zip codes should not be the biggest determinant of how long a person will live.  If we radically and intentionally address the factors that […]

Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and co-counsels Steve Combs and Jamie Holland held a news conference this week announcing a lawsuit against Publix on behalf of Tawanda Crowell on the […]

By Lynn Jones – Kemetic Empire/Urban Geoponics held their third annual Awareness Walk last weekend to raise awareness for the health disparities in Jacksonville’s African American community.  Families and friends were invited to walk and […]

Founded in January of 1965, Raines High School is Jacksonville’s longest serving historically black high school that is still serving students of color. Throughout its 55 year existence, thousands of its graduates have gone on […]

District 14 State Rep. Angie Nixon and Wayman Ministries, whose church and school are in the district that Nixon serves, held a food distribution outside the church West Campus location. One hundred volunteers from Wayman […]

(Source – www.newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org) – Marine veteran Taniki Richard was born and raised in the United States by Trinidadian parents. She remembers growing up surrounded by West Indian culture. The aroma of Trinidadian curry, the sounds […]

Since 2017, when the first Melanin Market opened on the Eastside on A. Phillips Randolph Blvd, the area has been uplifted through volunteer services, companies and organizations seeking to assist business owners in the area. […]