

November 28, 2022
Mikynzi Alexander spoke with confidence as she recited Useni Eugene Perkins’ poem “Hey, Black Child” at her school’s ribbon-cutting last…

November 22, 2022
QUIZ: How well do Jaxsons know soccer?
The men’s World Cup kicked off in the Middle East for the first time this week, as host nation Qatar…

November 15, 2022
Black Restaurant Week puts spotlight on Northeast Florida’s culinary diversity
Nearly a dozen Northeast Florida eateries are participating in Black Restaurant Week. The Jacksonville restaurants offering special dishes this week…

November 10, 2022
Duval’s colon cancer rate is higher than Florida’s. A local doctor studied whether personal phone calls about screening could help.
When Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuts this week it will serve as a cinematic eulogy to Chadwick Boseman. The actor…

November 8, 2022
Aaron Bean leads GOP wave in congressional races
Aaron Bean will be Northeast Florida’s representative in the newly drawn Congressional District 4. The Fernandina Beach resident comfortably defeated…

November 7, 2022
Trailblazer Dr. Charles B. McIntosh paves path for clinic, community center in Northwest Jax
A smile slowly crept across Dr. Charles B. McIntosh’s face as he watched the unveiling last week of a rendering…

November 3, 2022
PHOTO ESSAY | Unity vigil to denounce anti-Semitism in Jacksonville
Mariam Feist was direct: It is going to take a community-wide effort to “combat the root causes of bias.” Feist,…

October 25, 2022
Could Duval’s Black voters dictate the Florida midterms?
Moné Holder does not need to be reminded of the importance of next month’s elections. “If we’re about to energize,…

October 9, 2022
PHOTO ESSAY | Northwest Classic in pictures
The Northwest Classic is more than a football game. It’s an opportunity to be the Kings of Moncrief for a…

September 26, 2022
Taking a page from Orlando’s book, Jax advocates call for a housing emergency declaration
Jacksonville’s $1.5 billion budget is going to be finalized on Tuesday night. Though it will include funding aimed at helping…

September 18, 2022
PHOTO ESSAY | Jaguars win home opener shutout
The Jaguars thumped Indianapolis 24-0 on Sunday afternoon in their 2022 home opener. The paid attendance of 58,360 may have…

September 16, 2022
First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate. Appreciate. Educate. The First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and numerous others in the region, will do all three…

September 8, 2022
Jaguars, NFL kick off with newfound commitment to coaching diversity
The NFL realizes it has a coaching diversity problem and the Jaguars are actively addressing it. When the Jaguars kick…

September 5, 2022
UNF alum leads Diversity in Business program to recruit more Black students
A Jax Today Q&A with Audrieanna Burgin Audrieanna Burgin could not resist coming home. Burgin is a Jacksonville native and…

August 31, 2022
Eastside gearing up for renaissance on its terms
Bobby Graham doesn’t trust the city of Jacksonville. The lifelong Eastside resident has seen too many promises go unfulfilled to…

August 28, 2022
Civil rights conference faces Jacksonville’s past, present and future: ‘It’s in your hands’
The inaugural Jacksonville Civil Rights Conference this past weekend explored how the city can move beyond its segregated history and…

August 23, 2022
Rutherford, Cammack, Bean roll in Republican primaries; Holloway leads by tiny margin in D4 Dem contest
John Rutherford will return to Congress for a fourth term in the House of Representatives. The Jacksonville congressman defeated challengers…

August 21, 2022
Duval’s Black voters have mixed thoughts on congressional redistricting
Tuesday’s primary election will likely begin to close the book on a three-decade run of Black congressional representation in Jacksonville,…

August 14, 2022
PHOTO ESSAY | Jaguars show flashes in preseason loss to Cleveland
The Jaguars lost their second straight preseason game on Friday night, falling 24-13 to Cleveland. Jacksonville led 13-0, however, when…

August 12, 2022
More Duval students could take JTA city buses to school
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority may be one of the solutions to Duval County’s school bus driver shortage. Later this month,…

August 8, 2022
PHOTO ESSAY | What is Jacksonville today?
What is Jacksonville Today? Florida State College at Jacksonville students answered that question through images.…

July 27, 2022
Black-owned startup Laundr gets a boost in Jacksonville
Kyle Lampkin and Michael Behfar are monetizing one of the most mundane parts of adulting: doing laundry. The two childhood…

July 20, 2022
1-in-3 Duval mail-ballot voters are ineligible to vote unless they update their IDs. See where they live
With less than five weeks remaining until the August primaries, a third of the 97,999 Duval voters who requested vote-by-mail…

July 11, 2022
City, nonprofits offer help for homebuyers in Northwest Jacksonville
Cheri Randolph is a homebody. She prefers cooking a meal for her boys and the other mundane activities that turn…