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By Lynn (Jones) Turpin – Jean Ribault Senior High School, home of Trojan Nation recently held their annual Mrs. And Mrs. Ribault pageant inside the school’s auditorium. For 63 years the Misses have held court […]
By Free Press Staff: Growing up in a segregated Florence, S.C, a young Helen Chestnut often asked her mother why things were the way they were. Little boys and little girls her same age could […]
After an extensive national search, the Cummer Museum is pleased to announce the selection of Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Ph.D., as the institution’s next George W. and Kathleen I. Gibbs Director and Chief Executive Officer. Barnwell […]
By Lynn Jones – 1961 was a pivotal year in American history. Civil Rights icons Martin Luther King. Jr., Congressman John Lewis, Reverend Joseph Lowry, Andrew Young and many others were on the front line for […]
LaVilla, the neighborhood that birthed the musical heritage of Jacksonville’s African Americans has opened an outdoor exhibition honoring that 120 year legacy through portraits by contemporary artists. The nine portraits included the likes or J. […]
by: Max Marbut Associate Editor – 968 students will study in the fall term, a 4% increase compared to fall 2019. Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Edward Waters College says its fall 2020 […]
By Ashley Harding | News4Jax.com | JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville city leaders will discuss the idea of renaming a local school after civil rights attorney Earl Johnson Sr.. Johnson was the first Black attorney admitted […]
The state business regulation chief says the restrictions have served their purpose. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation will allow bars to reopen at 50% capacity Monday as COVID-19 continues subsiding in Florida. DBPR Secretary Halsey […]
Election Day is only eight weeks away and that timeline has some folks voicing concerns about voting practices in Duval County. Picketers organized by Rev. R. L. Gundy, gathered outside the Supervisor of Elections office […]
By Lynn Jones – The National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) Jacksonville Chapter and the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Beta Alpha Zeta chapter partnered to present school supplies to various schools in Duval County. With Covid-19 […]
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