• 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
HomeNews

News

News Section

National

Baltimore Cop Found Not Guilty in Freddie Gray death

June 23, 2016 Staff 0

BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson Jr. on Thursday was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of injuries sustained while in police custody. Baltimore […]

National

US House Democrats End sit-in Over Gun Control

June 23, 2016 Staff 0

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers on Thursday ended a daylong protest in the U.S. House of Representatives to protest the lack of action on gun control and Congress looked unlikely to approve meaningful firearms restrictions […]

National

Survivor of Orlando Massacre Says the Shooter Asked, “Are There Any Black People in Here?”

June 22, 2016 Staff 0

Nationwide — Patience Carter, one of the victims who survived the massacre at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, says that while trapped in the bathroom with the shooter, Omar Mateen, he asked if there were […]

Political

Cong. John Lewis Leads Sit-in on House Floor Over Guns

June 22, 2016 Staff 0

Representatives Elizabeth Esty and John Lewis occupy the House floor. Washington (CNN) John Lewis revived Wednesday one of the most evocative forms of protest from the civil rights movement — the sit-in — to demand House […]

Political

U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah Convicted

June 21, 2016 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe and Burney Simpson Like son, like father. A federal jury has convicted longtime U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.)  of bribery, mail fraud and 27 other charges that could lead him to […]

Education

Chicago Urban Prep Academy Does It Again, Sends 100 Percent of Graduates to College

June 20, 2016 Staff 0

Chicago’s Urban Prep Academy is at it again. Not only did all 252 seniors graduate, but every student in the graduating class of 2016 has been accepted into a four-year college or university. The entire […]

National

Ebony and Jet Magazines Have Been Sold

June 16, 2016 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe Johnson Publishing Co. of Chicago has sold Ebony and Jet magazines for an undisclosed price to Clear View Group, an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm, to pay down debt and to […]

National

50 Killed in Orlando Nightclub Shooting, Deadliest Mass Shooting in U.S. History

June 13, 2016 Staff 0

The death toll in Orlando has reached 50, making the rampage at a gay nightclub early Sunday morning the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Fifty-three people were also seriously injured. shooter Omar Mateen by Christina […]

Political

Kamala Harris Wins California U.S. Senate Primary

June 9, 2016 Staff 0

Harris is on track to become the second black woman in the U.S. Senate By Frederick H. Lowe California Attorney General Kamala Harris moved a step closer to becoming the second black woman to take […]

National

Muhammad Ali, ‘the Greatest’, Dies Aged 74

June 7, 2016 Staff 0

Muhammad Ali, the three-time heavyweight champion who proclaimed himself “the Greatest”, defied the US government over the Vietnam war, and later became one of the most well-known – and loved – sportsmen in history died at […]

Posts navigation

« 1 … 150 151 152 … 166 »

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