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[ August 6, 2026 ] Fisk University President Defends Proposed Data Center as Part of $900M Campus Vision Uncategorized
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Part Two: Is Jacksonville a Place that Young Black Professionals Can Thrive?

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Finally, I get a chance to get back to the series that I wanted to focus on regarding young black professionals in Jacksonville. A few weeks ago I asked a simple question – is Jacksonville […]

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Leadership Jacksonville Classmates Exposed to Benefits of the Urban Core Education in the City

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By Lynn Jones As the catalyst for vibrant, connected communities where diverse perspectives are valued, last week the Leadership Jacksonville class of 2018 participated in an Education Day to enrich their knowledge of the city’s […]

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NSCOC Celebrates Annual Homecoming and Fish Fry Weekend

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Northside Church of Christ celebrated its 40th Annual Homecoming and 63rd Church Anniversary and Gospel Acapella Songfest over the weekend with the theme, “Preparing for the Future…Living in the Present”. The annual event kicked-off with the […]

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Did the FBI Just Declare War on Black People?

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By Julianne Malveaux While White men are beating Black men on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, while a “lone” White wolf is shooting people from the Mandalay Bay Hotel, and while the word “terrorist” is […]

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10th Annual EWC Day Held at St. Philips Church

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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church hosted their annual “Edward Waters College Day” performance featuring the Edward Waters College Concert Choir. This year marked the 10th year the church has hosted the concert in support of the […]

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Brenda Smith Celebrates Golden 50th Birthday

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This past weekend, realtor and entrepreneur Benda Smith celebrated her 50th birthday with family and friends in downtown Jacksonville at River City Brewing restaurant. The themed “Live Life Like Its Golden” catered affair was complete […]

Here are the Largest Companies in America with Zero Black People on Their Boards

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By Black Enterprise For the fifth year BLACK ENTERPRISE has developed its annual report on boardroom power, including our 2017 Registry of Corporate Directors featuring 292 African Americans making significant contributions as guardians of shareholder […]

Being Mary Jane to End in 2018 with 2-hour Series Finale Movie on BET

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The Treachery of “Grateful Negroes”

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by Peter Bailey While flipping through my television, I heard a host on the comedy show, Fox and Friends, denouncing an NFL player who sat down during the playing of the National Anthem. Their guest […]

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How to Put Puerto Rico Back on His Feet

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What obligations do we owe one to another as Americans? What does patriotism and citizenship mean in practice? Hurricane Maria’s devastation of Puerto Rico has posed these questions. Americans should be dissatisfied with the way […]