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Local AME Churches Join Forces to Aid the Bahamas

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The devastation in the wake of hurricane Dorian has left over 70,000 homeless on the island of the Bahamas. More than twenty African-Methodist Episcopal (AME) Churches in Duval County came together to send aid to […]

Robinson’s Celebrate 75th Wedding Anniversary

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Roxwell and Janie Robinson married September 12, 1944, renewed their wedding vows in a double-ring ceremony at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church last weekend during the morning worship service officiated by the Reverend Marvin […]

JSO Zone One Urban Analysis Dissects Communities Ills and Restoration

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By Lynn Jones On Saturday, September 7th, community stakeholders and Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office representatives within the Zone One service area met to review and finalize their Community Engagement Action Plan. The Action Plan is the […]

Band Tributes Maze to the Delight of Fans Who Don’t Want to Let Go!

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Downtown Bay Street was filled with nightlife as club goers stood in line for an hour to gain entrance into their favorite dance club. Over at the Justice Pub, the Groove Coalition band held a […]

Sights and Scenes: Jaguars Leave Pre-Season with Zero Wins Fans Still Ready for Some Football

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[foogallery id=”31623″] In celebration of the team’s 25th season, the top 25 non-active players in franchise history will be featured at each home game. Thursday’s pre-season game versus the Atlanta Falcons left fans with another […]

Trump addresses historically black colleges and universities conference

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UPDATED ON: SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 / 3:08 PM / CBS NEWS President Trump touted his administration’s economic record for African-Americans during the 2019 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, insisting […]

Kick Off Introduces New Members to Kids Hope Alliance Provider team

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The Kids Hope Alliance (KHA) held its Afterschool Provider Kick-off, hosting nearly 100 program directors, managers, and staff to touch base, network, and discuss best practices for the ’19-’20 school year. A number of important […]

Why the Man Trump Once Called ‘my African American’ is leaving the GOP

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Politics Sep 12, 2019 1:06 PM EDT Gregory Cheadle, the black man President Donald Trump once described at a rally as “my African American,” is fed up. After two years of frustration with the president’s rhetoric on race […]

Olympian Michael Phelps makes Dream Come True for Local swimmer

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Dreams Come True, the First Coast’s locally-based dream granting organization, welcomed home 16-year-old Jacksonville resident, Rian Covington. Rian was returning from a surprise meet and greet in Phoenix, Arizona with competitive swimmer and Olympian, Michael […]

14 Black Football Players Kicked Off Team Over Protest Armbands are Honored 50 Years Later

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The players were taken off the University of Wyoming team in 1969 for seeking to wear armbands to protest racism. Sept. 13, 2019, By Associated Press Fifty years after 14 black football players were kicked off […]