Month: August 2026

In honor of Black History Month, Black Films Matter recently held a private screening of Judas and the Black Messiah, with a Black Panther Party themed event in Jacksonville. The screening was held at Cinemark Tinsleton […]

District 14 State Rep. Angie Nixon and Wayman Ministries, whose church and school are in the district that Nixon serves, held a food distribution outside the church West Campus location. One hundred volunteers from Wayman […]

Through the years there are leaders, there are coaches, there are role models, there are mentors; then, there are those individuals that carry with them lasting legacies for future generations. Recently the Level the Playing […]

The Groundwork Jacksonville Green Team Youth Corps recently debuted their animation project titled: “The 400 Project – Honoring the Enslaved Voices of Kingsley Plantation” at the annual Kingsley Heritage Celebration. The virtual celebration of African […]

 The Jacksonville Community Remembrance Project,  recently held a soil collection ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the lynching of Willie Washington in Jacksonville. The lynching, one of thousands of crimes of racial terror designed to […]

By Lynn Jones-Turpin – Since the days of the Back Panther Party’s (BPP) inception, African American organizations have attempted to rise up and continue the movement’s mottos, missions and goals of self empowerment. The Black […]

By LJT – Platinum Events Center on Kings Avenue in San Marco, celebrated their grand opening with a “Met Gala,” soiree. Sixty invited stylish guestes walked the red carpert and created a runway of couture […]

The Office of the State Attorney Fourth Judicial Circuit celebrated Black History Month by hosting an inaugural Historical Black College and University Day honoring African American HBCU graduates in the legal profession. Staff was educated […]

By Lynn Jones-Turpin – During her tenure as Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) Superintendent, Diana Greene has received many accolades. Since 2018, Greene has worked as the superintendent of DCPS, the 20th largest school district […]