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The Top 10 HBCUs in the Country- Thriving and Surviving!
HBCUs have been the cornerstone of many Black communities long before diversity was celebrated and encouraged, but a new list reveals all schools aren’t created equally. The U.S. News & World Report released its ongoing list of the nation’s top colleges and universities which ranks the institutions based on a myriad of factors.
On a Mission with Jeri K. Millard of In the Pink
Each week on On a Mission we talk to community leaders who are out to make a positive impact in the area. Today, our host Jack Sears talks with Jeri K. Millard of In the Pink. In the Pink is a local non-profit that has been caring for women with all types of cancer since 2009. Though we don’t look like a traditional health care provider, we are a Durable Medical Facility that strictly provides products that cancer patients may need, such as mastectomy prosthesis/bras, post-surgical garments, wigs, radiation cream, and compression garments. We are in-network with most major insurance companies and file the claims for our patients. For those with no insurance or that qualify for Medicaid, many items are provided for free.
Republicans Folley, Benarroch talk Medicaid, guns, more at first District 81 forum
Republican representative candidates Greg Folley and Yvette Benarroch talked everything from guns, social media and affordable housing to the arts, small businesses, immigration and man-made meats at the first forum for Florida District 81 on July 16. Organized by the Naples Reagan Club – formerly the Naples Republican Club –...
Serenata Beach Club foreclosure lawsuit goes before judge
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – A judge is expected to consider an $8 million lawsuit filed against a South Ponte Vedra Beach club. The Serenata Beach Club foreclosure trial comes after a host of financial problems in the last year led to temporary shutdowns. The judge denied a motion...
This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition - Downtown Jacksonville is ‘under construction’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bottom line: Downtown Jacksonville is “under construction.” That’s the word from Lori Boyer, CEO of the Downtown Investment Authority. She says that’s also vital to the health and vibrancy of the city as a whole. “We have a really excellent suburban lifestyle...
Florida Blue to open Sanitas Medical Center in Crossroads Square
A third Florida Blue Sanitas Medical Center has been identified for Jacksonville, this one in the Crossroads Square shopping center in Southwest Jacksonville. The first opened Jan. 2 in the Regency area of Arlington. The next two in Crossroads Square and in the St. Johns Square II shopping center are scheduled to open in early 2025, said Aleizha Batson, Florida Blue senior regional communications lead for North Florida.
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