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First Timothy Baptist Church Girl Scout Troop 1123 and 1124 were all smiles at the Jacksonville premier of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, […]

Duval County Public School Educational Benefits Representative Antoine Mickle is always on the lookout for young men to mentor. After communicating with Timucuan Elementary school Principal Darrell Perry, Mr. Mickle began mentoring students at Timucuan […]

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist You can run, but you can’t hide from racism. I was preparing to write a column on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the trade agreement that President Barack Obama wants to […]

By Oscar H. Blayton NNPA Guest Columnist Among the many windswept cliffs that stand guard on the shores of the island of Okinawa, one is known for its particularly gruesome history. “Suicide Cliff” is located […]

by Reggie Fullwood For the past half dozen election cycles, Republicans have “said” that they want to attract more blacks to their party. It’s almost like that strange schoolmate that you rarely even said hello […]

As the story goes, Wesley Snipes was approached to play Lucious Lyon in Fox’s breakout phenomenon “Empire” before it was offered to its current occupant Terrence Howard. In January, creator Lee Daniels confirmed Snipes as […]

By C.S. Bennett People attending the recent First Coast Community Outreach Program at the Salem Center, were treated to an inspirational collection of speakers who gave insight to their personal triumphs and their love of […]

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist You can run, but you can’t hide from racism. I was preparing to write a column on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the trade agreement that President Barack Obama wants to […]

Final services have been set for longtime Duval County educator Mrs. Aria Louise Rogers Peterson who transitioned Saturday, October 10, 2015. She is preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, the late Albert […]

By Raynard Jackson Columnist I have been asking and will continue to ask, where are the Black Republicans? Race will be one of the top issues in the 2016 elections and none of our presidential […]