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  With the ever rising negative news statistics on black male achievement, Gabriel Rozier decided to create an event to honor black men for their community service and advocacy. Rozier is the founder of Black […]

By Lynn Jones In the tale of two city events, on Friday, January 17th, the National Association for the Advancement of  Colored People (NAACP), in concert with former Mayor Alvin Brown, SCLC and the African […]

Clifford, 77,  is shown above with lawmakers. He was 34 at the time of his arrest A Jacksonville man who  was wrongfully convicted of murder that he served a 43 year sentence for remains on […]

[foogallery id=”33787″] The Jacksonville Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., recently held their second Delta Days at City Hall for 2020. Thirty sorority sisters met with 13 of the Jacksonville City Council members […]

As an component of January being Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the Social Action Committee of the Jacksonville Section of National Council of Negro Women, Inc. in partnership with Rethreaded held a community  symposium focusing on […]

At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality:  the Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington For decades Lloyd Pearson has been an active participant in the struggle for equality and civil rights for people of […]

by Lynn Jones Reverend Al Sharpton joined leading educators from across the nation to rally for public schools at the Florida Capitol January 13th in Tallahassee, Florida. The “Take on Tallahassee Relay,” sponsored by Florida […]

[foogallery id=”33518″] Written by Brittany P. Bennett, Director of Branding Photo Credit: Pompy Portraits and Timeless Moments by Presha Stephanie A. Jones, founder of Women at Werk, a local women’s networking, empowerment, and mentoring organization, […]

[foogallery id=”33532″] By Tabitha Higgs Job seekers had the opportunity to attend the Work Your Dream Job Fair held at the Highlands Library on the Northside. The job fair featured various employers and positions of […]

[foogallery id=”33544″] TV Newscaster Dawn Lopez and Gene.com hosted the second annual Black Entrepreneur SisTer Society USA (B.E.S.T.) awards gala held last weekend at the Prime Osborn Convention Center.  The gala honored over 120 African […]