August 2026 – Page 741 – Free Press of Jacksonville

Take an Online Filmmaking Class Led by Spike Lee

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By Shadow and Act Spike Lee will now host a filmmaking course on MasterClass. The class is set to launch in Summer 2018. Lee has been a faculty member at NYU since 1993, and is […]

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Black Cop Involved in Deadly Shooting of an Unarmed Man

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By Frederick H. Lowe A black Sacramento, California, police officer and his partner shot to death a 22-year-old unarmed African-American man whose killing has sparked protests, more unanswered questions about deadly police shootings, the reliability […]

Byron Allen’s company acquires the Weather Channel for $300 million

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By Selena Hill, Black Enterprise Bryon Allen, a comedian-turned-business mogul, acquired the Weather Channel for $300 million through his company Entertainment Studios, according to reports. Entertainment Studios purchased the TV network’s parent company, Weather Group, […]

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Hundreds of Thousands March to End Gun Violence

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By Adrienne Perkins WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands marched in the nation’s capital and across the world to commemorate those killed by gun violence and to demand more effective gun control legislation. The march, entitled […]

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Broadway Thespian and Jax Symphony Collaborate on Songs from Legendary Women

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By Lynn Jones – Jax Free Press had the chance to speak with thespian N’Kenge – she’s a star and that’s the truth! When she enters the room her personality and smile enters first. Classical trained at a […]

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Non Profit CEO Pays Life Experience Forward by Preparing Young Ladies for the Ultimate Prom Experience

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All I Know Incorporated hosted their 3rd Annual ‘You are Worthy’ Prom Dress event at Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology. Thanks to the generous support of the community, hundreds of formal gowns and dresses, shoes, […]

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Sickle Cell Doesn’t Stop Dream of Local Youth

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Sickle Cell Disease may have young Turod Vincent down some days, but the 12 year old student is far from out. In honor of his upbeat attitude to win his battle against the disease. Dreams […]

Legacy of Bob Hayes Lives on Through Track Meet and Banquet

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[foogallery id=”22630″] The legend of Olympian and NFL star Bob Hayes was commemorated last weekend with the 54th Annual Bob Hayes Invitational Track Meet (BHITM) and the 14th Awards Banquet also bearing his name. This […]

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Lifting Up New Leaders: The Future of Black Women’s History

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by Julianne Malveaux All too often, our “history” month turns into a tribute to the past. And while the past is an important place to lift up it is, indeed, a tributary, a stream that […]

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Sacred Negro Disease Remains

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by Gary Flowers As another Black History Month has passed, I revisited the relevant speech given by former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson in 2002 while speaking in Portland, Ore., titled, “The Scared Negro Disease.” Mayor […]