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Community Gatekeepers Roundtable to Evaluate Urban Environmental and Sustainable Resources

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By B. McNair | St. Johns Riverkeeper and LISC Jacksonville Resilient Ribault 3rd quarter meeting was recently held to update the community on Resilient Ribault northside environmental activities, meeting dates, grant applications, and networking opportunities. […]

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WasabiCon is Jacksonville’s annual celebration of anime, cosplay, and gaming! Otaku culture is front and center for Northeast Florida’s largest pop culture festival featuring three days of celebrity guests, exhibitors, artists, tabletop gaming, video games, […]

Stephen Curry’s Underrated Golf Tour Presented By KPMG Returns for Season Four Tee Off August 4-6 at TPC Sawgrass

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Curry Cup Moves to Iconic Liberty National Golf Club; 2025 Tour to Feature Stops at Premier Courses Nationwide LPGA Tour Player and KPMG Brand Ambassador Mariah Stackhouse Returns as UNDERRATED Golf Ambassador for the 2025 U.S. […]

Entrepreneurs Network to Showcase Black Owned Arlington Businesses

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Local non-profit Suited 4 Success cohosted the ‘Celebrate Arlington Community Meet & Greet’ inside the newly renovated College Park Plaza in Arlington, formerly known as the “Town & Country” shopping center. The event was designed […]

First Coast Black Nurses are Bridging the Gap in Health Care

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The First Coast Black Nurses (FCBNA) recently brought health awareness to the Northside of Jacksonville at the Legends Center, with over 100 attendees. The goal of the symposium was to educate the community, leaving them […]

Duval Travelers Unplug for Fun in the Virgin Island Sun

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Just in time for some summer fun, promoter, travel agent and actor Mike Bend held his inaugural ‘Lovers Unplugged,’ weekend excursion in the Caribbean’s St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. More than 50 guests flew in from Duval […]

Urban League Declares a ‘State of Emergency’ for Civil Rights in the US in Response to Trump

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(Source: The Grio) | One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in response to President Donald Trump ‘s upending […]

Foodies Cares Fighting Hunger and Homelessness in Jacksonville

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Fighting Hunger and Homelessness in Jacksonville by combining compassion with community, creating lasting change where it’s needed most. Jacksonville is making meaningful strides in the fight against homelessness. While this progress is encouraging, many individuals […]

National Progressive Baptist Convention joins Target boycott during Chicago conference

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By Erick Johnson Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., was honored by Rev. Dr. David R. Peoples, President of PNBC, during its 64th Annual Session. (Photo by Roy Lewis) (Chicago Crusader) Weeks after Target Corporation infuriated Blacks […]

IN MEMORIAM: Founding CBC Member and Missouri Trailblazer Bill Clay Sr. Dies at 94

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By Stacy M. Brown | Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent | William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died. […]