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Protests Still Making Their Mark for Change

May 13, 2020 admin 0

Since the 1960’s, people of color have participated in an impressive amount of protests to make their mark on the nation.  Whether or not you agree with the causes, you can’t deny that people have […]

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Author Wins Pulitzer Prize for Book Based on Florida’s Dozier Reform School

May 8, 2020 Staff 0

Author Colson Whitehead’s “The Nickel Boys,” a book about a brutal reform school for black boys in the Jim Crow South, on Monday won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It is the second time in […]

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Men Charged in the Murder of #Joggingwhileblack

May 8, 2020 Staff 0

In quiet Brunswick, Georgia, a mere 55 miles from Jacksonville, FL, it seems Ahmaud Arbery might finally see some justice.  The day before what would have been his 26th birthday, The Georgia Bureau of investigation […]

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Jax NAACP Says Foul Play Involved in Local Unopposed Judge Election

May 8, 2020 Staff 0

The Jacksonville Branch NAACP has condemned what it calls the “last minute” maneuvers of attorneys Michael Kalil in a coup to win a Florida judge seat. The unopposed candidate is calling claims that he schemed to […]

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Georgia District Attorney Vows to Bring Shooting of Unarmed Black Man to Grand Jury

May 5, 2020 admin 0

By David K. Li – Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down on Feb. 23 in Brunswick, by neighbors who claimed they thought he was a burglar. His family says he was just jogging. Georgia prosecutors said […]

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Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Sites Are Targeting The Black Community

May 4, 2020 admin 0

By A.R. Shaw | May 4, 2020 Georgia made national headlines after Gov. Brian Kemp decided to reopen the state during the global pandemic. But with Georgia’s COVID-19 cases expected to rise, testing has become […]

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City of Jacksonville Finalizing How To Apply For $1,000 Stimulus Payments

April 29, 2020 admin 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Each Jacksonville household that earns under $75,000 and can show they’ve taken a 25% income loss due to coronavirus can soon apply to get $1,000 in stimulus money under a plan unanimously approved Monday afternoon […]

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NY & NJ Airports Have Highest Number Of TSA Employees Testing Positive For Coronavirus

April 28, 2020 admin 0

New York’s largest airport reportedly has the highest number of employees in the country who have tested positive for the coronavirus. According to data from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 95 TSA employees from John […]

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Corrine Brown Released From Prison Over Coronavirus Fears

April 22, 2020 admin 0

Ex-congresswoman says underlying health conditions put her at risk of dying if she gets COVID-19 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former congresswoman Corrine Brown has been released from prison Wednesday, two sources have confirmed to News4Jax. We are […]

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Judge Grants Another Sentencing Delay for Katrina Brown & Reggie Brown

April 20, 2020 admin 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A federal judge has granted a request to delay sentencing for former Jacksonville City Council members Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown. The Browns, who are not related, were scheduled to be sentenced May […]

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