Amiyah Golden

Amiyah Golden is a freelance journalist and photographer who has made her local imprint through witty and informed writing. Shining light on the importance of culture and community within Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. Amiyah has cultivated a connection in the city and beyond as an agent for authentic discourse and diversified perspectives.

“Blessed be the fruit”: Church, State and Hate

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August 16, 2024
Words & photos by Amiyah Golden What is the objective when voices mingle together to chant the phrase, “Make America Great Again”? The inquiry stands because the wonder of a time period considered “great” for some America plagues the minds of many. Was it the time when women held no rights and couldn’t vote? Or when tribes of people

Jax Punx

Words and photos by Amiyah Golden  Music bridges the gap between

The Vooswar

Words & photos by Amiyah Golden Jacksonville’s vast landscape encompasses far more

Lucky’s Bar

December 2, 2024
Words by Amiyah Golden   The pavement that connects the fun — and occasional frenzy — of the frequented establishments of Jacksonville Beach has a new neighbor, Lucky’s Bar, which has inhabited the former building that previously belonged to the beloved Shim Sham Room. With many patrons mourning the unforeseen
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An Ethereal Sound: Dejah Symone

December 2, 2024
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Words & photos by Amiyah Golden Purpose helps push the pen that jots down the various dreams, encounters, sermons and inspiration forward for local Jacksonville artist Dejah Symone. Her own narrative is conveyed through her vocal eloquence.   As a songstress that I admired through the limited scope of social
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Slowdive

December 2, 2024
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Words & photos by Amiyah Golden A perfect night under the crepuscular sky — that was plagued moments earlier with rain — summoned listeners to fill the seats and the pit below to await the impending presence of Slowdive. The St. Augustine Amphitheatre housing us all, a diverse audience of
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Badfish

December 2, 2024
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Words by Amiyah Golden The city of St. Augustine is always a place filled with treasure and joy, but this time of year is even more delightful as the streets are adorned with lights, throngs of bodies and music.   The Colonial Oak Music Park that is tucked in
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Hamburger Mary’s

November 22, 2024
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Words and photos by Amiyah Golden Fabulous, audacious and unapologetic, Jordyn Sinclair is a prominent figure in the drag and LGBTQIA+ community – locally and beyond – as an entertainer and an advocate . A Michigan girl with a Texas-sized heart and upbringing, Sinclair has  spearheaded the reopening of the
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New Music Releases November

October 30, 2024
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Nov. 1 The Cure  “Songs of a Lost World” The English new wave/alternative rock band that has given us numerous songs such as “Love Song,” “Just Like Heaven,” “Pictures of You and more is releasing their 14th studio album this November. While their fame was at its peak in the
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The Pursuit of Release

October 30, 2024
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Words and Photos by Amiyah Golden I was recently able to immerse myself into the mind of local artist Chris Rudasill with his EP, “Blood on Blood” which I had the privilege of reviewing a couple issues back. My thoughts before came simply as a blind consumer, without getting
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Romanticizing True Crime

September 30, 2024
Words and Photos by Amiyah Golden  The light from the dim candles on my mantle cast shadows on the wall adjacent to the television used to stream my content of choice for the night. The one-degree difference in the weather and the voices urging me to decorate for the
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The Tales of a Florida Boy

September 30, 2024
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Words by Amiyah Golden   Sunshine, sand between our toes, community and art entangles us as residents of the state that holds diverse stories and faces. It’s the state that is devoted to its temperamental weather patterns but always makes sure to provide a rainbow after the storm. And it’s
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October New Music

September 30, 2024
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Words by Amiyah Golden   Oct. 4 Leon Bridges “Leon” The talent that is encompassed in the body of Leon Bridges is immense and unadulterated.  I vividly remember hearing his 2015 hit song “River” and being absolutely enamored. I fell even more in love with hi s sound after listening
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