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NAACP, Civil Rights Leaders Launch Nationwide Community Alliance with Denny’s, America’s Diner

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WASHINGTON – Today, NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson joined Denny’s President & CEO, Kelli Valade, theHon. Frederica Wilson, Mayor of Miami Gardens, Rodney Harris, Attorney Ben Crump, HACR Chief Operations Officer Sylvia Pérez Cash & more to launch the Denny’s CommunityAlliance.The […]

Agape Free Education Classes Focus on Communication

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The Getting Educated Monthly Session (G.E.M.S) and the Agape Promote Protect Improve team (P.P.I) recently held an informative workshop entitled “Coping: Communication.” Family Foundations of Northeast Florida, Clinical Counselor Laura Minnich, led participants through a series […]

Sights & Scenes: On The Line of Voter Education

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The City of Jacksonville held their second Emancipation Day in JWJ Park in downtown Duval, bringing hundreds to the downtown park to celebrate and commemorate the end of slavery honoring the date in 1862 when […]

Professionals Empower Young Ladies for Beauty & Grace

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The 6th annual ‘Beauty for Tweens’ (B4T) event, held recently at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, has been hailed as a triumph for the community. Young ladies were given a spark of wellness through the teaching of […]

New Film & Television Programs to Attract Production Business to Jacksonville

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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 31, 2024 — Earlier this week, the Jacksonville City Council passed legislation 2024-0286 Public Investment Policy (PIP), which includes three new programs that will be managed by the Jacksonville Film & Television Office, […]

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BrainStormers is a monthly in-person and virtual gathering of Stroke, Brain Aneurysm and AVM survivors, caregivers and community members who want to be informed, empowered and supported in stroke education, prevention and recovery. When: 4th […]

Westside Gazette: A Message From The Publisher

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“I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me” Daniel 4:5 (ESV) | By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. I felt like I was […]

North Jacksonville Welcomes Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s Newest Office

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May 20, 2024 (Jacksonville, Fla.) – Community Hospice & Palliative Care celebrated the grand opening of its newest office in North Jacksonville on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Located at 2386 Dunn Avenue #109, Jacksonville, Florida 32218, […]

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Challenging Worrell’s Suspension

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A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit in which two voters and the group Florida Rising Together challenged Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell. U.S. District Judge Julie Sneed issued […]

Marilyn Mosby Avoids Prison Time after Long Legal Battle

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by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent | Following her conviction for mortgage fraud and perjury, former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby received a 12-month home detention sentence and three years of supervised release. […]