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Jax NAACP Wins at the 115th National Convention
The Jacksonville Branch ACT-SO Olympians went to Las Vegas, Nevada and competed among 1200 high school students in 32 categories from across the country. The home team brought home five medals in all categories. The medalists included: Alexa Akpabie (Dance: Traditional) – Silver; Ayviana Singh (Dramatic Arts: Acting)- Gold; Brea Carbert (Dance: Ballet)- Silver; Jahneen Alexander (Music Instrumental: Classical) – Gold; Kobi Dawes (Sculpture) – Bronze; Branch Life Member Charles Spencer won the Benjamin Hooks Keeper of the Flame Award; awarded for his outstanding participation in the labor movement. The Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics ACT-SO program was founded in 1978 by author and journalist Vernon Jarrett. The program is intended to provide recognition to young people who could demonstrate academic, scientific, and artistic achievement, allowing young people to gain recognition equal often achieved by entertainers and athletes.
Community Solutions Raises $135 Million for Housing Fund
Community Solutions announced that it has secured $135 million to close out its CS Large Cities Housing Fund to provide housing resources to individuals exiting homelessness and middle-income individuals. The private equity fund is supported by some of the largest social impact investors in the nation, ranging from health systems...
Women's Basketball Ranked 15th Overall in WBCA Academic Team Honor Roll
ATLANTA, Ga. - North Florida women's basketball continues its academic excellence by being honored by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) with 2023-24 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll honors, as announced by the national organization on Thursday afternoon. The Osprey squad was selected to be the 15th-ranked team...
'The decision wasn't easy': Award-winning Jacksonville specialty bakery plans to close
An award-winning Jacksonville artisan bake shop known for its inspired, freshly made-from-scratch pies, homemade pop-tarts and hand pies is shutting its doors a year after relocating to Five Points. Chef Natasha Burton, founder and CEO of Mixed Fillings Pie Shop, 1049 Park St., announced the planned closure of the popular specialty bakery...
Lingering instability could signal trouble for Trevor Lawrence
Just when it was safe to almost sort of trust the Jacksonville Jaguars again, they revealed their true colors. Black and Teal is a great color scheme, but it has become synonymous with meddling and dysfunction in North Florida. After collapsing down the stretch last season, Jaguars owner Shahid Khan has concerns about who Trevor Lawrence's play-caller will be for this upcoming NFL season.
Jerome Brown BBQ Holds 10th Senior Community Day
Since 1997, Jerome Brown’s BBQ has been a staple in Duval’s Northside community. The family restaurant is operated by family members: father Jerome, mother Joann and daughter Katrina. For ten years, the Brown’s have held their annual ‘Senior BBQ & Ice Cream Social,’ at their new location on Lem Turner Road. Hosted by former congresswoman Corrine Brown, seniors enjoyed a free specialty prepared lunch, music and socializing with community elders. Hundreds of BBQ lovers converged on the location for a day of food, fun and frolic. With assistance from sponsors, the event served thousands of BBQ chicken and ribs to guests along with ice cream and lemonade, “We just want to continue to thank the community for their support. As we are blessed we have to bless others,” shared Joann Brown.
Florida school district grades are out for 2024. How did Duval, St. Johns, Clay schools do?
New state-issued grades released Wednesday kept Duval County schools a “B” school district for another year, although the number of A-graded Duval schools shrank despite a statewide increase. Thirty-one Duval schools (not counting charter schools) received A grades, down from 40 a year earlier in the second year of a new performance-measuring system...
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