Thejaxsonmag iconThejaxsonmagAug 13, 2026

The woman who built Jacksonville's beauty empire

Long before entrepreneurship became a buzzword, Sophia Nickerson Starks built one of Jacksonville's most influential Black-owned institutions.

The woman who built Jacksonville's beauty empire

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