Month: August 2026

Jacksonville, FL – Early in the morning  Saturday, September 30th, the 100 Black Men of Jacksonville, Inc. (J100) hosted The Delfeayo Marsalis Youth Jazz Experience  at The Young Women’s and Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Eugene Butler. The free […]

Last weekend, thousands converged around the nation to raise their voices around issues affecting Black women. Locally, the effort was led by health care advocate LaShonda “Lj” Holloway at A. Philip Randolph Heritage Park.  Holloway […]

Last month Historic Mt. Zion AME Lois J. Roberts Allenites sponsored a bus trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina and Pooler, Georgia, for a day of food, fun and shopping. The bus was filled with […]

The Home and Patio Fall showcase was in town this weekend for a preview of home renovation options, cooking demonstrations and home and patio creations and gadgets. Thousands of home improvement experts and fans participated […]

With the threat of violence in the streets of Jacksonville urban core neighborhoods becoming more prevalent, the Families of Slain Children, Inc. Teens Rising Above Crime (T.R.A.C.) Program presented a class to urban youth to […]

The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives citizens the right to bear arms. It was ratified in December 1791, and the amendment says, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free […]

By Charlene Crowell Civil rights leaders and Capitol Hill lawmakers are standing up and speaking out against a recent Department of Education (DOE) decision to sever its working relationship with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]

By Jason Silverstein, nydailynews.com The Las Vegas shooting that killed at least 58 people came the same week the House is set to pass a bill allowing easier access to gun silencers — which would […]

by Jesse Jackson We have suffered brutal direct hits. Over half of the state of Florida is without power, in the dark. It is too soon to know what the losses are. Houston, America’s fourth […]