Community

By Brenda Kelly – The Lincoln-Douglass Emancipation Proclamation Association, Inc. held its annual service on January 1, 2022, at Edward Waters University, in Lee Cousins Milne Auditorium. The keynote speaker was State Representative District 13, […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – December 10, 2021.  A new, original, Corten steel, and kinetic sculpture entitled “On the Shoulders of Legends” by nationally renowned public artist Donald Gialanella of St. Petersburg, FL, was officially dedicated on […]

The Jaguars Foundation presented the Clanzel T. Brown Boys & Girls Clubs with $200,000 toward the creation of a youth sports complex. This lead gift for Phase II of the Clanzel T. Brown Boys & […]

City Councilpersons and the Law office of Fasig and Brooks were in the giving mood for their Christmas giveaway held inside Annie Lees Bakery near 48th and Main St. Youth from the Northshore Boys and […]

by Lynn Jones-Turpin – Greater Love Development Christian Center (GLDCC) and DEM KIDZ INC nonprofit organizations were formed when best friends Jamica Rivers and Tammy Seymour corporate employers suddenly closed its doors. Friends for more […]

Fiends and family of Dr. Norma White gathered in droves for her 87th birthday celebration. The drive by festivities included honking horns, shout outs and gifts for the honoree who sat in a chair fit […]

Quench the Violence, a Jacksonville based non-profit whose mission is to promote peace, unity and community throughout all of Duval County, hosted “Unity in the Community” Saturday, November 20th at Jacksonville’s Riverfront Plaza. Annually, the […]

North Jacksonville Florida Blue Center hosted a member appreciation event on Saturday, November 13th from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. inside the River City Marketplace located on the Northside. Community partners were onsite with healthcare information pertaining […]

By Cheryl McGrapth – Let’s define gentrification and how to engage. According to the Urban Displacement website, gentrification is defined as a process of neighborhood change that includes economic change in a historically disinvested neighborhood —by […]