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 Longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott died recently from cancer. He was only 49 years old. Scott, who was diagnosed with cancer back in 2007, battled recurring bouts of the disease but continued in his career […]

BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday. He was 95. Brooke died of […]

By Sandy Cohen (AP) ‘Taraji P. Henson is driving down an LA street, chatting on her cellphone, when a billboard catches her eye. “Hi, me! Hiiii!” she says, smiling at her latest on-screen incarnation: glamorous […]

by Joyce Jones Rep. G.K. Butterfield takes over the helm of the Congressional Black Caucus during what could be described as the worst of times for African-American lawmakers on Capitol Hill. When they take the […]

The 1952 fatal shooting of a prominent white doctor by a wealthy Black woman in rural north Florida still puzzles many to this day. The documentary You Belong to Me is the latest exploration into […]

Five years after the devastating earthquake in 2010 left millions in need of urgent medical care, Haiti has made significant progress toward rebuilding the national public health system. Working with the Haitian government, U.S. Centers […]

Recent protests causes around the city range from outrage over the decision not to indict officers in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner to the photo of a nude pregnant woman at a […]

Smokey Joe’s Café – directed by Tony award nominee Chet Walker – is coming to Jacksonville as part of the 20th Anniversary national tour of ‘Broadway’s longest running musical revue!’ The show, billed as ‘the […]

by Tom Foreman CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Recent protests against the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have created a conundrum for the nation’s black fraternities and sororities: to remain relevant in the […]

Taylor Baines, a junior at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, was crowned Miss Black and Gold 2014 during the pageant sponsored by the Jacksonville Graduate Chapter, Upsilon Lambda, of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.. […]