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Jesse Jackson

Know Our Names: The Story of Jesse Jackson

Ronnesha • Feb 4, 2018

It was 1965 in Selma, Alabama when Jesse Jackson joined a peaceful protest alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Protestors were marching from Selma to Montgomery when state troopers began to brutally...

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Al Sharpton

Know Our Names: The Story of Rev. Al Sharpton

Ronnesha Rodgers • Feb 3, 2018

Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr., better known as Reverend Al Sharpton, served as a prominent civil rights leader during his lifetime. He is a civil rights activist, a minister, radio and television host,...

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Know Our Names: The Story of Coretta Scott King

Know Our Names: The Story of Coretta Scott King

Ronnesha Rodgers • Feb 2, 2018

She was more than the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King was an activist, an author and a civil rights leader. Establishing her own career as an activist, Coretta worked closely...

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Eartha White (left) and her mother Clara White (right).

Know Our Names: The Story of Eartha White

Ronnesha Rodgers • Feb 1, 2018

A humanitarian, philanthropist, opera singer and businesswoman, Eartha White accomplished more in her lifetime than most. Born in Jacksonville 11 years after the Civil War, White attend college in...

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Ndaba Mandela

Nelson Mandela’s grandson to speak at UNF in February

Nick Blank • Jun 1, 2016
Ndaba Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, will speak at the Martin Luther King Jr Scholarship Luncheon February 21, 2017.
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(Photo Courtesy of the African American Student Union)

Breaking Bad’s “Gus” Giancarlo Esposito Concluded Black History Month at UNF

Tierney Harvey • Mar 1, 2016
Breaking Bad’s “Gus” Giancarlo Esposito wrapped up UNF’s Black History Month festivities on Feb. 25 for UNF’s Black History Month Proclamation.
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Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll shares story, advice with students

Dargan Thompson • Mar 1, 2012
As part of Black History Month, the AASU invited Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll as a keynote speaker. She spoke about working hard and overcoming adversity.
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News in Brief Feb. 23, 2011

Spinnaker • Feb 23, 2011
Check out what's going on around campus in this week's edition of News in Brief.
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News in Brief Feb. 9, 2011

Spinnaker • Feb 8, 2011
Check out what's going on around campus in this week's edition of News in Brief.
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Homowo: Celebrating Thanksgiving Ghana Style

Spinnaker • Nov 17, 2010
An African twist on a Thanksgiving treat. Explore the season of giving thanks in Ghana from your own kitchen. The twist on pumpkin pie will leave you hooting for more.
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Exhibit shows Jacksonville’s unsavory history of racial tension

Spinnaker • Feb 17, 2010
February is black history month. You probably already knew that. But what you might not know about is Jacksonville’s sordid and shameful history of segregation and racial discrimination. This summer will mark the 50th anniversary of Axe Handle Saturday, a somber day of racial unrest that swept our River City into the ferocious maelstrom of the Civil Rights struggle.
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"Top Five" Underrated Motown Songs

Spinnaker • Feb 18, 2009

In honor of Black History Month, this week’s top-five list commemorates some of the tracks that might have slipped through the cracks from the legendary Motown Records, which was the first record label...

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