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by Free Press staff – The Quench the Violence organization joined forces with law enforcement, churches and other nonprofits for the 14th “Reversing the Cycle of Violence” community bike ride on the Northside. down Moncrief […]
“The Blackest Bus in America” in partnership with the local NAACP office made a stop in Jacksonville, Florida in front of Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. Hundreds of congregation members, activist and elected officials participated in […]
By Lynn Turpin – The Magnolia Project “Community Baby Shower,” hosted by Florida House of Representative District 13 Rep. Tracie Davis was held last weekend at the Magnolia East Clinic on Merrill Rd. The annual […]
AP – The Florida government reported an increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 a day after not releasing virus data citing a problem with a private laboratory. The Florida Department of Health tallied Sunday 3,700 […]
By A.G. Gancarski – City to spend more than $150 million on sports development. The city of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Jaguars rolled out a proposal for a mixed use neighborhood on Monday, a version 2.0 for a proposal floated […]
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. […]
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