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[foogallery id=”33432″] The new year kicked off with the annual celebration of the Matthew William Gilbert Alumni Association Inc., at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Jacksonville. This year the last graduating glass of 1970 was […]

Due to a change in sponsorship, the Jacksonville Black History Calendar printed its last edition in 2019 after a 30 year tenure. Founded by Dr. Brenda Simmons and the late Clovia Russell, the calendar was […]

Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) welcomed community and local leaders to the Fire Academy of the South, located at FSCJ’s South Campus, last week to name the first-ever recipient of the President’s Heroism Award. […]

The installation of officers for the First Coast Pan Hellenic 2020-2021 term took place on Sunday, December 29th at First Timothy Baptist Church. The advent of the new leadership followed the Greek Council group worship […]

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (Fl-05) recently joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress for the enrollment signing of H.R. 2486, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent Using Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act. The act […]

The Black Male Blueprint Men’s Conference was held at B&Sun Gallery to focus Black males on preparing and improving their focus as black men in our communities. The five topics discussed included, culture and foundation, […]

R & B legends the legendary Isley Brothers stopped in Jacksonville for their 60th anniversary tour.  Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that started as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O’Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley, the group […]

By Lynn Jones Former students of Douglas Anderson held their 41st Grand Reunion to celebrate their years of friendship, support and scholastic achievement. This year’s event celebrated the Class of 1959’s 60th anniversary and the […]

Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture held from December 26 to January 1, kicked off its first day (Umoja) of festivities at the Ritz Theatre.  Umoja means unity in Swahili and is defined, […]

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) North Florida Chapter held its 14th Annual Leaders’ Luncheon at the Hyatt Riverfront. Keynote speaker for the event was retired astronaut Winston Scott kept the audience of over 350 […]