Table Roots Act I: A Farm to Fork Experience on February 25
Read full article: Table Roots Act I: A Farm to Fork Experience on February 25The Clara White Mission is hosting Table Roots Act I: A Farm to Fork Experience on February 25 at 4 pm. Tickets are $125 per person. Tickets are on sale now at tableroots.eventbrite.com. The goal is to raise $5,000 to fund youth programming focused on agriculture, conservation and the arts.
Historian: Springfield Park Confederate monument was put up to intimidate Black residents during Jim Crow era
Read full article: Historian: Springfield Park Confederate monument was put up to intimidate Black residents during Jim Crow eraIn 1915, the Florida Legislature paid for half of the $25,000 it cost to build the statue that sat in Springfield Park until Wednesday.
‘I feel blessed’: Hundreds in need receive cold-weather gear through local clothing drive
Read full article: ‘I feel blessed’: Hundreds in need receive cold-weather gear through local clothing driveVolunteers gave away thousands of sweaters, jackets, blankets, long-sleeved shirts, even socks and shoes, on Wednesday to keep people warm during the winter at the annual Mister Rogers Neighborhood Sweater Drive.
Jacksonville history-makers: How influencers like Eartha White, A. Philip Randolph shaped the city
Read full article: Jacksonville history-makers: How influencers like Eartha White, A. Philip Randolph shaped the cityAs Jacksonville celebrates 200 years of history, we are remembering some of the city's most influential people from Eartha M.M. White to A. Philip Randolph.
Bicentennial Spotlight: Jacksonville’s LaVilla neighborhood played vital role in music idustry
Read full article: Bicentennial Spotlight: Jacksonville’s LaVilla neighborhood played vital role in music idustryYou might not realize that many of the neighborhoods that now make up Jacksonville were once cities themselves.
Jacksonville forum seeks to improve economic opportunity for African Americans
Read full article: Jacksonville forum seeks to improve economic opportunity for African AmericansJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The JAX Chamber Foundation is launching a forum designed to improve economic opportunity for African Americans in Jacksonville, according to a news release Wednesday. The Lewis and White Business League is named after A.L. Lewis and Dr. Eartha White -- two African American business leaders in Jacksonville who are both charter members of the National Negro Business League, which was founded in 1900 by Booker T. Washington to advance the economic conditions of African Americans. “This is one step in the Chamber’s efforts to ensure that everyone in our community has the opportunity to succeed.”The Lewis and White Business League said it will include connections to business and educational advancement, quarterly meetings with guest speakers and networking and mentoring opportunities. The first of the league’s events are being planned for the first quarter of 2021.
Locals are remembering Eartha White who was known to help everyone in her community, including veterans
Read full article: Locals are remembering Eartha White who was known to help everyone in her community, including veteransAs Veteran’s Day approaches, locals are remembering Eartha White, the creator of the Clara White Mission, named after her mother. White was known to help everyone in the community, including veterans, often she would lay wreaths on Veteran’s Day. Dozens came to honor the woman who has helped so many in the community, including veterans. She was known of one of a few African American women that could go between the black and white community, to get a lot of social issues addressed. Veteran’s Day is November 11th.