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Is Jax the New Nightlife Hot Spot? Miles Jaye Opens Second Club within the Month

July 20, 2017 admin 0

The Miles Jay Manhattan Jazz Café and Lounge opened their doors to patrons last week to a crowd of family, friends and neighbors with a generous serving of food, music and old fashioned southern hospitality with […]

Urban Tennis to Continue Thanks to $10K Gift to Mali Vai Washington

July 20, 2017 admin 0

USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has awarded the Mali Vai Washington Youth Foundation a $10,000 grant. This donated money will go towards year round tennis and education […]

Local Coaches Take on Local Violence With Personal Youth Investment

July 20, 2017 admin 0

Coaches Again Violence (CAV) organized less than a week ago and started as a movement and a platform for a training camp to keep kids focused on something positive rather than violence, has put their money […]

Sankofa Youth Sojourn to City Hall

July 20, 2017 admin 0

Since the end of June, Sankofa Summer Camp/Urban Geo Phonics has been in session teaching academics, phonics, fluency, sign words, robotics, economics, agriculture, fitness, art, mechanics and black history curriculum to camp students. The campers […]

Early Learning Still Critical to Long Term Education Success for Children

July 18, 2017 Staff 0

First things first, I have to give a shout out to Susan Main, the retiring CEO of the Early Learning Coalition of Duval County. I met Susan years ago in a former life as a […]

Morals and Morale May be at an All-time Low in the U.S.

July 18, 2017 Staff 0

By Vernon A. Williams This is a bad reality TV program. A train wreck. Every day it gets worse. Despicable conduct. Immoral behavior. Tenets of decency and “the American Way” have been diluted into corrupt […]

JAY Z Finds Commercial Success with Poignant Message on New Album

July 18, 2017 Staff 0

By Dezimon Alicea, Gary Crusader During the late 70s and well into the mid 80s; there was a new sound of music hitting the scene. Received by some, and criticized by many; hip hop was […]

Time to Ask Yourself Are You Better Off Now Than Four Years Ago?

July 18, 2017 Staff 0

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux The man who currently occupies the Oval Office (I call him 45, but y ’all know his name, and we don’t call it because we do not believe in feeding bloated […]

So Should Healthcare be Considered a Right or Privilege Based on Your Finances?

July 18, 2017 Staff 0

“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute,” said Thurgood Marshall, In the 1930s the Great Depression affected every nation on earth – some more than others. U.S. President […]

Week of Youth Activities Attract Celebrities While Tackling Gun Violence Initiatives

July 13, 2017 admin 0

When local Jacksonville artist Lamarco Wilcox, a former Jacksonville recording artist, was run down and killed in 20011 by his girlfriend, his friends vowed to ensure his legacy would be one of positivity. Last weekend […]