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Visiting NFL Players Learn Jax Black History

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Before the Jaguars pre-season game versus the Cleveland Browns, players voiced the opportunity to visit the JP Smalls Museum. In each city the team visits, players make time to learn African American sports history. The […]

Snoop Dogg Creates ‘Doggyland,’ Animated Children’s Web Series

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By Matthew Allen (Source: www.thegrio.com)| Snoop Dogg has created a children’s show. The rap legend announced that his new animated children’s series, “Doggyland,” is available on YouTube and YouTube Kids. The 16-time Grammy Award nominee announced the […]

Amelia Island Pays Homage to Slaves Middle Passage with Marker

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Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project Inc. (MPCPMP) held a dedication ceremony at Fort San Carlos, located at the Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park on Amelia Island. The ceremony formally honored and remembered the […]

Election Night Yields Clear Winners, Losers and Surprises

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Jacksonville voters reacted like any given Sunday to election night revealing both winners, losers and surprises in races affecting local citizens. Voters turned up and out to cast their ballot for candidates that would represent […]

Blues, Brews and BBQ Brings Out Good Times and Jax Best Eats

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Downtown’s annual indoor ‘Blues, Brews and BBQ’ showcased Jacksonville’s best wings, pulled pork, smoked brisket and more! Recently Florida Theatre patrons lined up to enter the theatre to celebrate 39 years of the culinary and […]

Transplants Take the Word Giving to a Whole New Level

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National Minority Donor Awareness Month is celebrated throughout the month of August. The goal of this annual observance is to increase organ donor registrations among communities of color, which make up nearly 60 percent of the […]

Entrepreneurship, Workshops and Tour Highlights Black Business Month Legacy

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By Dr. V. Dunbar – Black-owned businesses have long been a vital part of the economic fiber of the city of Jacksonville. To commemorate National Black Business Month, the Greater First Coast Chamber of Commerce, […]

Val Demings Could Break the Old Boys Club

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By Isaac Morgan Florida Phoenix Via FloridaPolitics.com – (Source www.miamitimesonline.com) – It’s been about four decades since a Florida woman – Republican Paula Hawkins of the Orlando area – was elected to the U.S. Senate […]

Back to School Event Uplifts the Urban Core

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[foogallery id=”71176″] By Lynn Jones-Turpin – An early morning exercise workout was on the agenda for the Florida Blue, Protalks, Mayo, partners and supporters back to school health awareness day held recently on the grounds […]

JaGurl TV Looks to Expand Reach n Positive Celebrity Culture

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by Ezekiel J. Walker August 19, 2022 – (Source: theblackwallsttimes.com) – On Monday August 15th, the media news publication JaGurl TV announced their plan to release/launch their first digital cover ‘JAGURL’ in January 2023. “We are excited […]