• About Us
  • Media Kit
  • Subscribe
  • Submit Photo
  • Fictitious Name
  • Event Submission
    • Around Town
    • Church News
  • Contact Us
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • rss feed
Free Press of Jacksonville
  • Home
  • News
    • Community
    • Local
    • National
    • International
    • Education
    • Business
    • prnewswire
  • Entertainment
    • Crosswords
    • Sudoku
  • Politics
  • EDITORIALS
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Advice
    • Book Reviews
    • Religion
    • Urban Traveler
    • Greek Life
    • Obituaries
  • Sports
  • Calendar
  • Photos
Breaking news
  • [ February 19, 2026 ] First Black Student to Graduate from All-White Public School in 1966 Shares Her Story Local
  • [ February 19, 2026 ] ‘Top Chef’ winner Tristen Epps-Long redefines Afro-Caribbean cuisine at South Beach Wine & Food Festival Urban Traveler
  • [ February 19, 2026 ] Ed. Dept. Dismissed 90% of Discrimination Cases, Report Says Education
  • [ February 18, 2026 ] The Role of PARP Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer Management Health
  • [ February 18, 2026 ] Jax Symphony Presents Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown Entertainment
Home2020

Year: 2020

National

Black Babies are More Likely to Survive When Cared for by Black Doctors, Study Finds

August 19, 2020 admin 0

Black newborns are more likely to survive during childbirth when cared for by Black doctors, according to a new study. In the United States, Black babies die at three times the rate of white newborns […]

Sports

How Advertising Fuels Racist Myths in Sport

August 19, 2020 admin 0

A view from Matt Readman – The best and worst of how we deal with race as a society is exaggerated in sport, so the myths surrounding it must be re-examined. If the Black Lives […]

Community

Blacks More Likely Targeted Than Whites Despite Traditional Police Training

August 19, 2020 admin 0

By Arthur Dobrin D.S.W. –  There’s a difference between training and the real-world. Anti-bias training is touted as a way of combating racial biases among police officers. But research shows that the effect of such training isn’t […]

Political

Rush Limbaugh Under Fire for Calling Kamala Harris Obscenity On Air

August 19, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire | August 18, 2020  – Longtime radio host Rush Limbaugh reportedly used a brazenly sexist obscenity to describe presumptive vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and also referred to her as a “mattress.” According to Newsweek and the New York Daily […]

Health

Brandy Credits Daughter Sy’rai for Saving Her Life During Depression Battle

August 19, 2020 admin 0

By Rollin Out – Brandy says her daughter Sy’rai saved her life when she battled depression. The R&B legend revealed how she considered suicide after being involved in a 2006 car accident that claimed the life of a woman […]

Entertainment

Beyoncé’s Message to America: “Vote Like Your Life Depends on It”

August 19, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor – “You’re proving to our ancestors that their struggles were not in vain,” Beyoncé said as she accepted the award, adding, “I’m encouraging you to […]

Editorials

Trump’s Housing Announcement Seen as So Racist, “It’s ‘Not Even A Dog Whistle Anymore’

August 19, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE —  By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent – “I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you will no longer be bothered or financially […]

National

Black Teen Told to Cut His Locs by Texas School Wins Court Ruling

August 19, 2020 admin 0

By Janelle Griffith – Kaden Bradford and his cousin, DeAndre Arnold, 18, made national headlines in January after they said they were not allowed to return to class unless they cut their hair. A federal […]

National

What To Watch In Today’s Elections In Alaska, Florida And Wyoming

August 18, 2020 admin 0

By Geoffrey Skelley and Nathaniel Rakich – Primary season is winding down. – From sea to shining sea (via purple mountains majesty), today’s primary elections have it all. To have a prayer in November, Alaska Democrats may have to nominate … candidates who are […]

Editorials

EDITORIAL: Most Black Americans Don’t Want to Abolish the Police

August 18, 2020 admin 0

Las Vegas Review-Journal – To gauge from the media coverage of police reform, it might seem as if the vast majority of Black Americans believe cops are the enemy. A recent Gallup survey finds the […]

Posts navigation

« 1 … 74 75 76 … 167 »

WE APPRECIATE YOU DONATING TO OUR FUND THAT SUPPORTS THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM & THE INDEPENDENT PRESS





Video Of the Week

Twitter

Tweets by @JacksonvilleFP

About JFP

JFPress provides local, state and national news.
Recent Posts
  • First Black Student to Graduate from All-White Public School in 1966 Shares Her Story
  • ‘Top Chef’ winner Tristen Epps-Long redefines Afro-Caribbean cuisine at South Beach Wine & Food Festival
  • Ed. Dept. Dismissed 90% of Discrimination Cases, Report Says
  • The Role of PARP Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer Management
Menu
  • About Us
  • Media Kit
  • Subscribe
  • Submit Photo
  • Fictitious Name
  • Event Submission
    • Around Town
    • Church News
Comments
    • About Us
    • Media Kit
    • Subscribe
    • Submit Photo
    • Fictitious Name
    • Event Submission
      • Around Town
      • Church News

    Copyright @ 2026 Website Design by No Regret Media