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Florida Legislature Passes Property Tax Cut Proposal Leaving Cities Wondering How to Pay for City Services

June 2, 2026 Staff 0

The Florida Legislature has passed Governor DeSantis’ tax cut proposal that would have major impact on local governments. The elimination/reduction of property taxes would have major implications on local budget reductions. The governor put his […]

Education

Kentucky State Students File Lawsuit to Stop State Takeover of HBCU

June 2, 2026 Staff 0

Just days after one lawsuit challenged a sweeping new state law aimed at restructuring the school from students and alumni arguing that the same law violated civil rights protections, a second class action suit has now […]

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Florida Budget Includes $4 Million Compensation for Families of the Groveland Four 75 Years After Wrongful Conviction

June 1, 2026 Staff 0

More than 75 years after four young Black men were wrongly accused in one of Florida’s most notorious racial injustice cases, state lawmakers have approved $4 million in compensation for their descendants as part of […]

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Principal Placed on Leave Over Rap Lyrics

May 29, 2026 Staff 0

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The principal of Trout Creek Academy has been placed on administrative leave following controversy surrounding rap lyrics that appeared in the school’s yearbook, according to documents released by the St. […]

Sports

No Women Make the 2026 Forbes List of 50 Highest-Paid Athletes

May 29, 2026 Staff 0

by MildredEuropa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com Forbes’ list of the world’s 50 highest-paid athletes for 2026 features zero women for the third straight year, underscoring a worrying financial gap between men and women in professional sports. Soccer superstar Cristiano […]

National

Congresswoman Frederica Wilson Announces Retirement After Decades of Service

May 29, 2026 Staff 0

MIAMI — After more than three decades in public service and over 20 years representing South Florida in Congress, longtime U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson announced her retirement, bringing to a close a political career marked […]

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DID YOU KNOW – Freed Slaves Started the First Memorial Day

May 26, 2026 Staff 0

  (Amsterdam News) Memorial day is a day that is set aside to honor those who fought in for the United States Military. As many headed out to the beach or maybe a family barbeque […]

Local

Crump Picks Up Two New Cases in Jax as Police Fears Grow

May 19, 2026 Staff 0

National civil rights attorney Ben Crump has taken on two new Northeast Florida police misconduct cases within a single week, intensifying scrutiny over law enforcement use-of-force incidents in the Jacksonville area and continuing a pattern […]

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Lynn Jones and Jaguars Coach Reunite for The Lynn Jones Experience

May 19, 2026 Staff 0

The viral January 11, 2026 sports media moment between Jacksonville Free Press reporter Lynn Jones and Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen — a now widely shared exchange seen across social media and sports platforms […]

Editorials

After SCOTUS Voting Rights ruling, Jim Crow is back on the roost — but maybe he never left

May 11, 2026 Staff 0

by Herb Boyd A few political commentators have suggested that the era of Jim Crow, that long, dark historical period when the rights of Black Americans were all but abrogated, has returned with a vengeance. […]

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