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Local members of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Duval Chapter, a high school mentoring program, recently participated in a three day college tour visiting Valdosta State University, Florida State University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and […]

[foogallery id=”24115″] The “Eckerd Connects” program held their annual workforce awards celebration at Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church. Sixteen participants were honored for their career goals and assessments. Eckerd Connects is a year round program that […]

On Sunday, June 17th, nine contestants vied for the coveted crown of Miss Duval 2018. Contestants strutted before a panel of seven judges and an enthusiastic crowd of fans. The categories of competition included presentation […]

By Lynn Jones – Kareece Bell wed Bobby St. George in an intimate ceremony the Ramona Pavilion. After meeting in the workplace and dating for over a year, Bobby secretly surprised his future wife with an […]

The Memorial Day weekend was the scene for one of the most influential hip hop groups of all time “Goodie Mob” featuring Cee-Lo Green at Truth Entertainment Complex located on the Southside. With countless hits […]

The 2018 Jazz Festival was in full effect over the weekend. Thousands of jazz lovers landed in Jacksonville from around the country for a weekend of music from various jazz artists. City streets were blocked […]

Richard L. Brown Elementary for the Gifted and Academically Talented hosted their graduation commencement ceremony last week for forty-two rising 6th grade students. Fifteen of the rising stars participate in P.E.A.R.L.S. (Positive Engagement Accelerates Relevant […]

  The James Weldon Johnson Family YMCA celebrated the start of its highly-anticipated, $3.5 million expansion and renovation project with a special groundbreaking ceremony. More than 150 guests gathered near the project’s construction site to […]

Women who are trailblazers both in front of and behind the camera in the fields of film, television and digital media were in the limelight at a day-long Young Women of Color Empowerment conference held last Friday at Douglass Anderson School of […]

In the spirit of non-violent protest, #TakeEmDownJax and the Northside Coalition led a 40-mile “March for Change” from Jacksonville to St. Augustine to bring awareness to confederate statues on the First Coast. Protestors want the statutes relocated […]