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Over 100 supporters dedicated to the elimination of sickle cell disease rallied together for the annual 5K Walk for a cure for Sickle Cell. Walker’s warmed-up and trekked to the three-mile stint to the finish line […]

LifePoint Career Institute graduated 20 students graduate from their Hospitality Management Training Program and the Nursing Assistant Tutoring Program. Both courses required students to complete a 10 week curriculum.  Upon graduation Hospitality Management Training graduates […]

A local Duval County judge, attorney and trial clerk participated in a mock trial with over 40 students from Edward Waters College and Ribault High School.  Edward Waters College Professor Ekee Ehrlich and her students drafted the […]

While the rest of the country is debating whether to stand or kneel in honor of the National Anthem, one local church is taking the act of patriotism into their own hands. The Usher Ministry […]

The 16th annual Florida Black Expo returned to Jacksonville last weekend kicking off with the Black Expo Business Opportunity Summit. On Friday evening, local musical artist Akia Uwanda and Katzs Downstairs took over the stage at […]

The Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Center was in the pulpit with Reverend Al Sharpton for the centers Community Alzheimer’s Awareness event held at Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. Reverend Al Sharpton, Honorary chair of the African American […]

Teens in the I’m A Star Foundation presented a check for $35,000 to Duval County Public Schools to benefit the 2700 homeless students in their school system. This marks a milestone total of $100,000 raised […]

Last weekend, thousands converged around the nation to raise their voices around issues affecting Black women. Locally, the effort was led by health care advocate LaShonda “Lj” Holloway at A. Philip Randolph Heritage Park.  Holloway […]

Last week the legislative desk of the Honorable Mary Littlejohn Singleton found a permanent home as it was dedicated at the Mary L. Singleton Senior Center. Born in Jacksonville in 1926, Singleton was the first […]

Historic Mt. Zion AME Lois J. Roberts Allenites recently sponsored a shopping trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina and Pooler, Georgia, for a day of food, fun and shopping. The bus was filled with 46 […]