PerspectivesNikesha Elise Williams Jacksonville Today Contributor

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People gather in front of a mural of Ahmaud Arbery painted on the side of The Brunswick African American Cultural Center in Brunswick, Ga.,

November 29, 2021

OPINION | Relief and belief in justice are not the same

“Verdict watch . . . one guilty but this is stressful.” I fired off that tweet after Travis McMichael was…

By Nikesha Elise Williams

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November 22, 2021

OPINION | My Thanksgiving wish for a less divided Jacksonville

Thursday, most of us will gather together around tables in homes to share Thanksgiving dinner. I have often been struck…

By Nikesha Elise Williams

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A Confederate monument in Springfield Park is covered with a tarp to prevent vandalism.

November 15, 2021

OPINION | What are we teaching our children?

City Council has withdrawn the Confederate monument legislation and may never take it up again — an act of cowardice…

By Nikesha Elise Williams

November 8, 2021

OPINION | Annoyance, Irritation, & Rage

I wanted to write a response to the recent stories about housing: one in this newsletter on the plan to…

By Nikesha Elise Williams

November 1, 2021

OPINION | Life is the goal

By next week, vaccines could be available locally for children ages 5 to 11 and the long pandemic nightmare we’ve…

By Nikesha Elise Williams

October 25, 2021

OPINION | Who’s policing the police?

My son is 6,He likes to run,I encourage him to go the distance Jury selection is underway in the murder…

By Nikesha Elise Williams

October 19, 2021

OPINION | Take ‘Em Down

“I’m never living in the South again.” This is what my mother says to me often. A New Orleans native…

By Nikesha Elise Williams