Jacksonville, Florida
Join the City of Jacksonville as we celebrate the nation’s independence with the annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration offering an enhanced viewing experience this year with various ways to watch. The spectacular fireworks display will begin at 9:45 p.m. all around Jacksonville with in-person Read More …
Hubbard House, Inc. has been there, helping survivors in need for a long time and now they can use your help. They are in need of the following: Food Masks Sanitizer and Wipes Diapers E-mail Development@HubbardHouse.org with questions or to schedule a donation drop-off appointment. You Read More …
Farm Share upcoming food distribution schedule: THURS: June 18 @ 9am – Noon Legacy Ministries 825 University Blvd North, 32211 SAT: June 20 @ 8am – Noon Hopewell 3990 Loretto Road, 32223 SAT: June 20 @ 9am – Noon The Bethel Church 215 Bethel Baptist Read More …
The City of Jacksonville will launch the Senior and Disabled Financial Assistance Program on Saturday, June 20, at 8 a.m. to provide support to senior citizens (72 years or older) and anyone receiving Social Security Disability benefits. “These direct benefits are for our senior and disabled citizens Read More …
LET YOUR STORY BEGIN! Jacksonville Public Library is excited to host our annual summer learning program! Our summer learning program helps kids, teens and adults learn all summer long. This year, it’s a different kind of summer learning program that will happen entirely online using Read More …
Here is the Farm Share food distribution schedule for this weekend FRIDAY 6/12: NW Jacksonville Community Development 9am to Noon – 3416 Moncrief Road 32209 SATURDAY 6/13: FarmShare Truck To Trunk 9am to Noon – 5126 Timuquana Rd 32210 SATURDAY 6/13: Orange Park Mall – JC Read More …
The good people at Catholic Charities Jacksonville, Farm Share, and the Jessie Ball duPont Fund continue to provide food for families every Tuesday and Thursday from Noon to 6pm at the Jessie Ball duPont Building (40 East Adams Street). They have fed more than 2,000 Read More …
By 1845 Almost half the state of Florida’s population were enslaved African-Americans working on large cotton and sugar plantations in the north-central part of the state. Slave labor accounted for 85% of the state’s cotton production. Black slaves used to be rounded up to work Read More …
Despite what you may have seen or heard from multiple media outlets, the Saturday afternoon protest in downtown Jacksonville did not “turn violent”. Then why the inaccurate headlines and commentary from some media outlets? They are cut from the same cloth as the media that Read More …
Jacksonville Community Action Committee, a black led, grassroots organization created to fight for justice and liberation, invites all of Jacksonville to participate in their Justice For George Floyd and all Police Victims Caravan. On May 30th there will be protests all over the country. In Read More …
Yellow House invites you o their latest exhibition. “Join us on March 7th for the opening of ‘Magic, Mirth, and Mortality: Musings on Black Motherhood’ between 6-8pm. Be a part of the conversation and help us lift up the lived experiences and art of writer Read More …
Books Not Bullets event encourages the community to avoid violence and read books. Members of Moms Demand Action, the Greater Mount Salem Missionary Baptist Church, and Farm Share will be handing out books and healthy meals this Saturday. Saturday’s event will be a way for families Read More …
Manhattan Beach was Florida’s first beach community for African Americans during segregation. Manhattan Beach was established by Henry Flagler and his Florida East Coast Railroad company around 1900, for the African American workers they employed. The park flourished for many years. At its height the Read More …
As part of #BlackHistoryMonth2020 at theJacksonville Public Library you are invited to meet some of the people and learn about the histories, cultures and locations of Jacksonville’s unique and surviving Gullah Geechee communities. Join JPL Saturday, February 8th from 10:30am to Noon at the Regency Read More …
This episode of Florida Community College (now Florida State College) at Jacksonville’s Jacksonville: The Inside Story offers a look at the complicated and frequently overlapping systems of city and county government that existed before Jacksonville and Duval County consolidated in 1968, and the process Read More …
Be a part of Jacksonville’s history as we start the public discussion around artistically redeveloping the Duval County Courthouse plaza. The expansive green space will be designed to be a plaza for the community and we are anxious to hear your thoughts. Join in the Read More …
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast presented by Florida Blue celebrates the life and lift the legacy of Dr. King. The breakfast encourages individuals and corporations alike to come together for the improvement and development of the Jacksonville community. The 33rd annual breakfast will feature Read More …
Keep Jacksonville Beautiful and the City of Jacksonville are accepting nominations for the 15th annual Keep Jacksonville Beautiful awards.Deadline is February 7th. The Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Commission is our local, grassroots affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. Read More …