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Challenges of Minority Owned Business Take center Stage

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Although minority-owned businesses are growing at a faster rate than other small businesses in the U.S., they receive access to capital at much lower levels. A recent hearing sponsored by Cong. Al Lawson U.S. Rep […]

Dreams Do Come True for Local Teen Selected for Dreamer Academy

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The 11th annual Disney Dreamers Academy event, a career-inspiration program for distinguished high school students from across the nation was held March 8-11 at Walt Disney World Resort. Paxon School for Advanced Studies student, Lebarron […]

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ACHI Honors All Things Girl Power

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ACHI Magazine recently honored the contributions of extraordinary women working in various fields at the Murray Theatre. ACHI pronounced (Aah Chee) is defined as strength in sisterhood. The event’s goal is to celebrate the sprite of […]

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Tiger Academy Gets $100K Gift

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Tiger Academy, the First Coast YMCA’s charter school, recently accepted a $102K check from Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) to sponsor the incoming class of Tiger Academy students for all six years through the RYAM […]

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Girl Scouts 2018 Women of Distinction Honoree’s

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Girl Scouts of Gateway Council announced their Women of Distinction 2018 honorees. The Council will honor local female leaders at the 2018 Women of Distinction fundraising event to be held at the Jacksonville Marriott on […]

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St. Simon Baptist Offering Dose of History and Faith

August 6, 2026 admin 0

March is Women’s History Month and the St. Simon Baptist Church of Orange Park is celebrating women all month long. Last weekend, the church presented a spoken word by continued the month long celebration with […]

Trump Administration Appoints Its First Minority Director to the Small Business Administration

August 6, 2026 admin 0

by Adedamola Agboola Ashley Bell will take the reins of the Small Business Administration’s Southeast Region as its new director, the White House announced Monday. The Georgia native, who will be sworn in Monday, Feb. 26, […]

Annual Black History Brain Brawl Honors Youth Historians

August 6, 2026 admin 0

By Mike Bonts [foogallery id=”22390″] A February tradition, the James Lee Coon Jr. African American History Brian Brawl completion was held last weekend at Edward Waters College. Elementary, middle school and high schools from across North Florida […]

Local New Black Panther Party Lectures at FAMU

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By Nyasha Baly / The Famuan “History has been robbed from your mind. This country is the United Snakes of America.” said James Muhammad as he helped lead a discussion on Black on Black love […]

Gala Promotes the B.E.S.T. of Jacksonville

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[foogallery id=”22402″] The Black Entrepreneur SisTer Society USA (B.E.S.T.) held its inaugural gala in Jacksonville last weekend at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. The gala was an event honoring local African American Women Entrepreneurs. forty-eight gifted and talented […]