Local

by Janine Ferguson On Saturday, May 15, 2022, Judy Batson, retired educator, Shantel Davis, corporate executive, Valerie Green, retired pharmaceutical executive, Kimberly Holloway, IT executive, Kimberly Morrison, marketing executive, Rhonda Peoples-Waters, county judge, Nicole Thomas, […]

The city of Jacksonville closed out Mental Health Month with Step-by-Step 4 Help Foundation, Inc., ‘Unsung Heroes in Mental Health’ gala at the Shades of Green Inaugural Gala Mental Health Awards of Excellence. Duval County […]

The Alpha Beta Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, collected over 7,000 feminine items and other donations  for women and girls in partnership with Renewing Dignity. “I appreciate the community recognizing the […]

  Operation New Hope welcomes Marissa Alexander as our newest Career Development Instructor for the Ready4Work program. Marissa brings with her a host of skills and lived experiences that will help our clients successfully reconnect with […]

Students from Raines High School and Ribault High Schools had the opportunity to take their long-term gridiron rivalry from off the football field to the court rooms of Duval County The vision of Judge Brian […]

While Cong. Al Lawson continues to strategize out how to fight for his district, a federal judge has canceled a trial set to begin May 12 after plaintiffs argued to change the argument brought before […]

With Black men having a 70 percent higher rate of developing prostate cancer and twice as likely to die from the disease, the outreach to this demographic remains dire.  In an effort to bring awareness […]

By Lynn Jones – Lawmakers stood side by side with activists in front of Jacksonville’s City Hall this week to oppose the current congressional redistricting map proposed by the Governor and other community ills.  The map […]

Award winning author Natasha Owens has turned her novel ‘Airing Grandma’s Laundry and other Hush Hush Family Secrets’ into a stage play.  “We are so exited for this play to reach Duval, the stage play goal […]

Over 1,000 young ladies aged 8 to 18 from all 38 Boys & Girls Clubs across Northeast Florida attended the SMART Girls Pop-up Shopping Experience that included a self-esteem enhancement session, shopping, free food and […]