Book Reviews
“Immortal Valor” by Robert Child
By Terri Schlichenmeyer – @bookwormsez – You’d need that pin to get in. – Put it on your chest and you’d get access to an exclusive club. The pin tells the world what you did, […]
Year: 2022
Sports
Heisman Trophy Trust Expands Board of Trustees With Election of Dan Reed and Marva Smalls
NNPA NEWSWIRE — BlackPressUSA – (Source www.blackpressusa.com) – The Heisman Trust fulfills its mission by providing funding for youth development programs. These programs are vetted and funded through partnerships with the New York Community Trust, […]
Business
Women at Werk CoWerk Space and Upcoming Conference on 2022 Agenda
A new workspace called “The CoWerk Space” is coming to the First Coast. Women at Werk founder, Stephanie A. Jones, knows the difficulty in finding a space that meets a diverse set of small business […]
Education
Duval County Public Schools: Shining a Spotlight on Local Black History
(Source: www.duvalschools.org) – Feb. 1, 2022 – At a time when opportunities for women were severely limited, she ran a profitable business, became a philanthropist, and founded a nursing home, orphanage, and childcare center. He was […]
Business
SBDC and Greater First Coast Chamber Partner for #BHM2022 Business Consulting and Coaching
The Greater First Coast Chamber (First CCCIT) will be partnering with the UNF Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for Black History Month to offer free business consulting and coaching from 2 to 4 pm on […]
OPED
Prioritize Your Mental Health In 2022 With Meditation
Sponsored by Texas Children’s Hospital – Source: www.defendernetwork.com – Mental health is an increasingly pervasive topic in today’s society, especially as we all seek to cope with the loneliness and stress that resulted from the COVID-19 […]
Editorials
The Right To Vote Isn’t In Danger
The Carolinian Op-Ed /RNC Spokesperson Paris Dennard – Source: https://caro.news/the-right-to-vote-isnt-in-danger/ – If you listen to liberal pundits on television and Democrat lawmakers, you will think that Black people literally can’t vote anywhere, and that democracy is […]
Business
FUNdraising Good Times: Saluting a Black Fundraising Pioneer – James Alston
Please join us in saluting our dear friend and professional fundraising pioneer Mr. James “Jim” Alston. Known across the country to so many people who worked tirelessly to raise funds for UNCF, Alston left us […]
Political
Candidate for Congress Kina Collins Says It is Time to Let Young People Lead
THE CHICAGO DEFENDER — Chicago Defender Staff – By Kina Collins | Chicago Defender – (Source: www.blackpresusa.com) – John Lewis was 25 when he marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and was […]
Health
New National TV Ad Campaign Addresses Vaccine Hesitancy for Children Ages 5+
A compelling new television ad campaign designed to reach African American families aims to address vaccine hesitancy and encourages African American families to get children five and older vaccinated. The new ads, broadcast on TV […]