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Enjoying the Annual Jacksonville Veterans Day Parade are retired service men Lee Brown and William J. Smith II. Both are members of the Jacksonville Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart MOPH. Brown […]

The 100 Black Men of Jacksonville, Inc. (J100) announce the Men Tackling the Big C Prostate Cancer Support Group (MTBC) initiative. The initiative is an effort to provide support, awareness and collaboration of resources related […]

A team of life coaches have set their hearts and minds on motivating Jaxons of all ages. Green-Up recently launched a Leadership Seminar at the Salem Center, impacting the lives of a room filled with […]

Lyrically Sound Enterprises and Let’s Talk Gospel presented “The Gathering,” musical showcase to unite wholesome Contemporary Christian and Gospel music together at the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair, Saturday, November 8. The music fest featured Multi-Stellar […]

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Contributing Writer Sugar Ray Leonard had no doubt that he’d defeat Roberto Duran when the two warriors squared off in a rematch of their epic first welterweight title bout that […]

By George Curry Award-winning film director Quentin Tarantino gets high props for stepping up to tell some truth about the many murders of African Americans at the hands of misbehaving police officers. How, after all, […]

Over the weekend, “Team Crucifixion” church members of Crucifixion Catholic Church completed “Making Strides for Breast Cancer” a 3.1 mile walk that began and ended at the Jacksonville Landing. Thousands of walkers took part in […]

The Jacksonville Urban League held its 42nd Annual Equal Opportunity luncheon celebrating 68 years of service last week at the Hyatt Hotel. The historical civil rights non-profit organization recognized individuals and corporations who made significant […]

By Elaine Mitchum – Members of Jacksonville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta attended the opening night of “Armor of Light”, a documentary produced by Abigail Disney that follows the journey of Reverend Rob Schenck, […]

By Rometa Porter _ On Saturday, October 31, Dianne Townsend, community breast health educator and advocate, presented a breast cancer awareness workshop for Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Nu Chapter at the Highlands Library in […]