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First Timothy Baptist Church and pastors from Duval County addressed the media again this week regarding the Judicial Qualifying Committee’s Panel’s findings that there is probable cause to charge Judge Mark Hulsey with using anti-black […]

  This past weekend, the Jacksonville Jazz Society (JJS) held their fifth Annual Scholarship Affair. The evening commenced with the Limitless Band which consist of approximately eight music students of Douglas Anderson School of the […]

This past weekend, the Jazzy Divas of J-Ville hosted a Red Hat Society “Christmas in July” Gala. The event was held at the Doubletree Airport with more than 100 Red Hat Ladies from surrounding Florida, […]

The Green Team Youth Corps a program composed of 17 teens ages 13-18 from Eastside and Springfield neighborhoods, connects inner-city teens with the environment. The teens recently hosted a Community Service Day to make improvements […]

The diversity of America is present in Philadelphia, PA as thousands have converged upon the birthplace of America for the Democratic National Convention. 11 of 24 speakers of color opened the first night including First […]

by Lynn Jones Councilwoman Katrina Brown spearheaded a northwest Jacksonville small business owner’s town hall meeting this week with Mayor Lenny Curry and Jacksonville Authority Association Minority DBE Diversity Specialists. Over 50 small business owners […]

After a weekend of confrontation, sporadic violence and arrests during protests against the police shootings of black men, the mother of one of the victims has appealed for calm. Valerie Castile, mother of Philando Castile, […]

I’m looking forward to my day in court to vindicate myself,” said Congresswoman Corrine Brown in front of Jacksonville’s Federal Courthouse that she helped provide funding for. The statement was made to news media and […]

Conquering the ever growing problems of food deserts in the urban communities, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and the I’m A Star Foundation joined together to launch the Rosa Parks Produce Market at the main […]

Last week hundreds of students from the country converged on Cincinnati, Ohio to participate in the annual National Association of the Advancement of Color People (NAACP) Afro-Academic Cultural Technological – Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) competition. The […]