Nationwide — Mae Beale, an 82-year-old woman from Maryland, has finally achieved her dream of graduating college as she recently received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus. In the past years, Beale has been working as a licensed practical nurse at different health care and government agencies in Washington, DC. While working at […]
2022-06-04
Duval Schools bolster security in response to mass shootings
Mayor Lenny Curry on Wednesday announced a partnership between the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Duval County Public Schools and city government in hiring a security firm to enhance school safety in response to mass shootings. Curry said the partnership with New York-based Armoured One had been in the works for months, with the announcement coincidentally landing soon after the Uvalde, Texas, […]
Ascension St. Vincent’s creating new inpatient rehabilitation unit
Ascension St. Vincent’s is creating a new inpatient rehabilitation unit at its Southside hospital. Opening in July, the 22-bed, 15,000-square-foot unit will provide patients with comprehensive acute rehabilitation services. Patients in need of this level of care have typically experienced a major neurological, cardiovascular or orthopedic health event. “The inpatient rehabilitation unit will provide patients with the opportunity to have […]
American Petroleum Institute Lays Out Solutions to Rising Gas Prices
The average price for a gallon of gasoline has hit record numbers in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. This week prices rose nationally by four cents, and consumers wondered why the cost is so high. A study of fact sheets provided by the American Petroleum Institute suggests that the complicated answer includes more production in America, which could add more supply. […]
10th Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Jacksonville, Florida
Juneteenth in Jacksonville is hosted by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation, a 3 Day event. Saturday, June 18th, 19th, and 20th, 2022. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865. 250,000 enslaved black people in Galveston Bay, Texas, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as “Juneteenth” by the newly freed people in Texas. […]
Hard Work And Tenacity Resulted In Cameron Sigur Earning An HBCU Football Opportunity
You, like me, have heard different iterations of the time-honored expression, “if your mind can conceive it and your heart can believe it, then you will achieve it”. All of us at some point in our lifetime have actualized this statement. We have done something that started off as a thought in our head. The thought gained some momentum and […]
A History of Hate: ‘If Emancipation Came in Lincoln’s America, why was it Necessary to March in King’s America?’
Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has long examined America’s hatred toward African Americans, recently noting a profound new rendering of the struggle by African Americans for equality after the Civil War and the violent counterrevolution that re-subjugated them, as seen through the prism of the war of images and ideas that have left an enduring stain on the American […]
Obituary: He Was A Gentleman With A Heart of Gold
Willie L. Wilson, age 92, died on October 9, 2020 at Memorial Hospital after a month-long battle with COVID-19. Mr Wilson graduated from Old Stanton High School in Jacksonville, Fl in 1946, and was among the last living members of that alumni. After graduating high school, he enlisted into what was then the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) in September, […]
FAMU Law’s Michelle Wanamaker receives prestigious Holland & Knight Scholarship
ORLANDO, Fla – Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law student Michelle Wanamaker is the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Holland & Knight Scholarship and Internship. As the 2022-2023 Holland & Knight Scholar, Wanamaker will receive full in-state tuition and a summer associate position with the law firm. “It is an honor to be named the Holland & Knight Scholar […]
FAMU Becomes First HBCU to Pilot Google’s Shape Co-Lab
The Florida A&M University School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (FAMU SJGC) this spring became the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to pilot Google’s Shape Co-Lab. The program is designed to educate and inspire more students to pursue careers in user experience (UX) and technology. UX designers help fulfill users’ needs with a product or service that is […]