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Florida Resident Magnolia Jackson Celebrates 106th Birthday at Walt Disney World Resort

August 7, 2026 admin 0

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 13, 2024) – Walt Disney World Resort made wishes come true Wednesday for Magnolia Jackson, a long-time Florida resident who visited The Most Magical Place on Earth for the first time […]

$147 Million-Dollar Federal Grant Awarded to the Emerald Trail

August 7, 2026 admin 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Mar. 13, 2024) – The City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), and Groundwork Jacksonville (Groundwork) were awarded a federal grant of $147 million to design and construct five segments of the Emerald […]

Blaze is Blazing with New Kids Menu Continues Fire Roasted Pizza Tradition

August 7, 2026 admin 0

by Lynn Jones-Turpin | We love Blaze Pizza! If you hear your family and/or friends say, ‘Let’s pick-up some BLAZE pizza,’ then you better be the first in the car! When we received the call […]

Bob Hayes Makes a Perfect Landing at UNF

August 7, 2026 admin 0

The Bob Hayes Invitational Track Meet (BHITM) was back on track at UNF campus Hodges Field after its controversial exit from its longtime home of Raines High School. The invitational has some events for middle […]

Tina Turner Reimagined Sells Out Jacksonville

August 7, 2026 admin 0

Tina the Musical took over the performing arts stage shaking their tail-feathers to Ike and Tina Turner plethora of hits. The crowd was on their feet clapping and singing hearing the songs from the past […]

www.BlackDoctor.org: Coping with Endometriosis: 7 Ways to Ease the Pain

August 7, 2026 admin 0

Home / Health Conditions / Endometriosis / Coping with Endometriosis: 7 Ways to Ease the Pain (via www.blackdoctor.org) Endometriosis causes crippling pain in women, with some spending up to a month of every year debilitated by it. “We’re talking about pain […]

Film Critic Dwight Brown: The American Society of Magical Negroes

August 7, 2026 admin 0

By Dwight Brown – via DwightBrownInk.com. Those who can, teach. Those who can’t, but want their narrative told anyway, try satire. Somewhere in the basic code of screenwriting is a mantra that says, “Show don’t […]

Kipp School Adds Football, New Track and Fields

August 7, 2026 admin 0

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools celebrated the grand opening of its new track and field facility, made possible through a community partnership. The ribbon-cutting ceremony welcomed the new sports facility located on McDuff Avenue. KIPP leadership […]

Dwight Brown Film Critic: Shirley Movie Review

August 7, 2026 admin 0

By Dwight Brown Film Critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire https://blackpressusa.com/ – She was a pioneer. A political warrior. A woman who’s earned an esteemed place in herstory. After Frederick Douglas (1848), Edwin Taylor […]

Film Makers Focus on Bringing Urban Jax to the Big Screen

August 7, 2026 admin 0

Jacksonville native Dana Maule knows its something special about Jacksonville and she wants the world to know. The independent filmmaker recently partnered with Black Films Matter for the Indie Films: Pitch Party, hosted at Cafe […]