Political

Councilman Terrance Freeman, the current Vice President of the Jacksonville City Council, recently became Council President and is the second straight Black Republican at large Councilman to hold the position. Running for re-election, Freeman will take over […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Source www.blackpressusa.com – The year of 2022 will prove to be a major test of the electability of Black statewide candidates as issues around voting rights and justice reform, confront the steady […]

by Andrew Pantazi – Updated May 28, 2022 – Sheriff Mike Williams sold his Jacksonville home and moved to suburban Nassau County more than a year ago even as he continued serving as Duval County’s sheriff, […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE —  By Stacy M. Brown – NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent –  “The federal government spends billions of dollars a year in paid advertising. However, the federal government’s process for allocating advertising dollars […]

(Source: jaxtrib.org) by Andrew Pantazi – A 2nd Judicial Circuit Court judge struck down Jacksonville’s congressional districts in a ruling against Florida’s redistricting process for violating the state constitution by reducing Black voting power in North Florida. Circuit Judge J. […]

by Andrew Pantazi – (Source: www.jaxtrib.org) – Jacksonville City Council redistricting plan faces lawsuit that argues packing a majority of Black voters into four districts violates the U.S. Constitution. Civil-rights groups sued Jacksonville on Tuesday for its […]

by Andrew Pantazihttps: (Source: jaxtrib.org) –  Florida redistricting overview:  • The Florida redistricting special session begins today. • Gov. Ron DeSantis looks likely to get his way with a map that would create 20 Trump-won […]

The Miami Times – Apr 12, 2022 Updated Apr 14, 2022 – A three-judge panel on Monday correctly declined the state’s request to put a hold on a federal lawsuit that seeks to have the court draw new […]

Republican politician and retired naval officer who served as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Florida was the guest speaker at the recently held inaugural Coalition of Black Republican Americans (COBRA) meeting. The meeting was held […]

by Andrew Pantazi – (Source: jaxtrib.org) – Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed Florida’s congressional redistricting maps Tuesday morning, and the Florida Legislature’s Republican leadership indicated a new willingness to redraw their plans to win over DeSantis’ support. […]