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Celebration of Life for Dr. Nelson B. Turpin

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Dr. Nelson B. Turpin was born on May 4, 1955 to William Turpin Sr. and Charlie Mae Turpin (Deceased) in Jacksonville, Florida. He was baptized at an early age at Mt. Ararat Missionary Baptist Church […]

C. L. Page Mortuary Celebrates 15th Annual Christmas Giveaway

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[foogallery id=”33180″] C. L. Page Mortuary Celebrated their 15th Annual Christmas Giveaway December 9th to spread holiday cheer! In attendance was Bishop Dr. Lorenzo Hall Sr, Jacksonville Sheriff Office, Civil Rights and Civic Leaders, Azar […]

Rev. Jesse Jackson Posts Bond for Several Jail Inmates on Christmas Day

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By Jesse Kirsch Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. helped a handful of Cook County Jail inmates regain their freedom on Christmas Day. Jackson posted bail for several inmates so they could spend the holidays with their […]

Local Security Officer Awarded Scholarship for Saving Firefighter

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Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) welcomed community and local leaders to the Fire Academy of the South, located at FSCJ’s South Campus, last week to name the first-ever recipient of the President’s Heroism Award. […]

Pan-Hellenic Council Elects New Leadership

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The installation of officers for the First Coast Pan Hellenic 2020-2021 term took place on Sunday, December 29th at First Timothy Baptist Church. The advent of the new leadership followed the Greek Council group worship […]

Lawmakers Celebrates Passage of the Future Act

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U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (Fl-05) recently joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress for the enrollment signing of H.R. 2486, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent Using Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act. The act […]

Mo’Nique On Lee Daniels’s Shows Getting Canceled: “What You Put Out Is What You Get Back”

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UNCF Luncheon Honors Corporate and Community Champions in Honor of HBCU Contributions

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The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) North Florida Chapter held its 14th Annual Leaders’ Luncheon at the Hyatt Riverfront. Keynote speaker for the event was retired astronaut Winston Scott kept the audience of over 350 […]

Students Tackle Solutions for School to Prison Pipeline

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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 […]

Reading Divas: Mother Daughter Book Club Celebrates Bonding and Literacy

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On Saturday, December 14th, the Reading Divas Mother Daughter Book Club held a meeting titled “Hot Cocoa and Cookies” at The Urban League of Jacksonville. The December meeting marked a milestone for the book club, which […]