Month: August 2026

This past weekend, hundreds of First Coast residents ages 1 to 89 came out for the I’m A Star Foundation’s 9th Annual Let’s Move Jacksonville event held at Klutho Park,. Communities in Schools (CIS) won […]

In a hands on approach to empower empower girls to make the best choices for their brightest futures, the Police Athletic League of Jacksonville, Inc. (JaxPAL), hosted DNA (Dream Big,Navigate through life’s challenges and Achieve […]

Jaguar fans pounced on TIAA Bank Field on Sunday, December 8th to see the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Los Angeles Chargers.  The game kicked off with fans roaring for the home team to reverse their […]

The Young Leaders of Today and Sherwood Forest/Paradise Park Community Association, Inc presented, “Shhh… Let the Youth Speak: Series II,“ at the Bob Hayes Legends Center to tackle issues effecting youth the most. The dialogue […]

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50712666   “I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me, with my kind of skin and my kind of hair, was never considered to be beautiful. “I think that it […]

When Purdue’s president said this, I had to respond because this myth is so pervasive. By G. Gabrielle Starr Dr. Starr is the president of Pomona College. This essay has been updated to reflect news developments. […]

Monday, December 2, 2019 https://www.blacknews.com/news/1000-people-gather-increase-number-black-lawyers-national-black-pre-law-conference/ New York, NY — Hundreds of people from across the country came together from November 8th to November 9th, 2019 for the 15th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair 2019 Sponsored […]

Influence Crew and Gainesville Black Wall Street held a private screening of the critically acclaimed film Queen & Slim at the AMC Regency 24 in Arlington. Guest of honor was Bertand E. Boyd II who […]

Born November 29, 1929, Gladys Johnson turned 90 years old last month and was feted with a birthday celebration in front of more than fifty guests. Gladys was born and raised in Quincy, Florida and […]