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Come Together Day As Comedian Lil Duval Continues its Legacy

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After almost being called off, District 10 Councilwoman Jucoby Pittman saved the day for the 10th annual Lil Duval Day! This year the annual event was moved from Myrtle and Kings Road to their new […]

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Be Italian for a day on October 18, 2025 from 11am-7pm at 30th Annual Festa Italiana! The Italian American Club of Jacksonville joins our city in observance of Italian American Heritage Month by hosting FESTA […]

Angry FAMU Alumni Reluctant to Give with Johnson at the Helm

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By Lynn Jones Tallahassee—The controversy swirling around the new president of Florida A&M University continues as alumni and stakeholders denounce her appointment to the helm of the nation’s number one public Historically Black University. The […]

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 […]

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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, […]

Stylist Honored as a Hometown Hero for 30 Years of Service in the Beauty Industry

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By Lynn Jones | Stanton High School graduate Karen Blue Diallo was recently honored as the ‘Hometown Hero,’ at the sixth annual Jax Elite Beauty and Barber Expo held at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. […]

Congressional Black Caucus Challenges Target on Diversity

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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — we found that the explanations offered by the leadership of the Target Corporation fell woefully short of what our communities deserve and of the values of inclusion that Target once touted By […]

Representative Wyman Duggan Secures $400,000 Funding for Clara White Mission’s Food Distribution II Initiative at Eartha’s Farm & Market

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JACKSONVILLE, FL – July 14, 2025 – Representative Wyman Duggan will host a press conference on Friday, July 18th at 11:30 a.m. on the grounds of Eartha’s Farm & Market, 4850 Moncrief Road, Jacksonville, FL 32209. […]

Trump and Texas Republicans Plot Changes in Congressional Districts to Keep Control of Congress After 2026

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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Proposed cuts to health care, tariff policy changes, inflation, a record number of farms going bankrupt and cuts to federal jobs are all likely to be factors in whether or not voters […]

Jacksonville Gun Violence Victims Say More Must Be Done to Support Survivors

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Only 4% of crime survivors know about critical supports like victim compensation | National public safety leaders visit Jacksonville to raise awareness of healing resources available JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Local gun violence survivors will come together Friday […]