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For a Time Such as This: NAACP Meetings Growing with Focus on Voting Rights and Engagement

June 18, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Hundreds of residents gathered at the Beaver Street Enterprise for the June meeting meeting of the Jacksonville Branch of the NAACP monthly general membership meeting where voting rights, redistricting and civic engagement took center stage. […]

Education

Florida College Prepaid Program Open for Enrollment

June 16, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

MIAMI – Open enrollment for Florida College Prepaid program is underway, giving parents a head start on savings for their children’s college education. This year, Florida families have more flexibility to plan for the children’s […]

National

Judge Orders Trump Officials to Reinstall Signs and Exhibits at National Parks on Slavery

June 15, 2026 Staff 0

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore signs and exhibits addressing slavery, climate change and other historical topics at national parks and monuments across the country after finding their removal likely violated […]

National

Donalds Inching Closer to Becoming First-Ever Black Florida Governor

June 12, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is positioning himself to be the first Black governor of Florida, vying to succeed Ron DeSantis, who is term-limited. Endorsed by Trump, Donalds is currently leading the […]

Political

Embattled Jacksonville Council President Withholds Some Subpoena Records

June 12, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

By Nate Monroe / The Flroida Trib | Newly released text messages offer an unusual, but incomplete, view into a series of unguarded conversations between Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico and a raft of […]

Political

Florida Governor Candidate Demings Suspends Campaign Following Cancer Diagnosis

June 10, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Florida gubernatorial candidate Jerry Demings has suspended his campaign after he disclosed his cancer diagnosis. Demings, the mayor of Orange County, made the announcement surrounded by family members. He said the cancer was discovered during […]

Political

Why Conservatives are Raising the Alarm about Property Taxes, Local Control and State Power

June 10, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Many local elected officials – including conservatives – are speaking out about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to cut property taxes, which they say is about government power as much as tax revenue. It’s been one […]

National

Black Babies Used for Medical Trials by Feds, Lawsuit Filed

June 3, 2026 Staff 0

By BlackPressUSA Newswire A federal lawsuit filed by prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump alleges that two Black infants were used as subjects in a government-sponsored experimental vaccine study without their parents’ knowledge or consent, […]

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 […]

Local

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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