February 21, 2025
A memorial marker now stands where racists gunned down the 35-year-old Black woman on March 23, 1964.…
February 13, 2025
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ highlights Jacksonville’s past and promise
On its 125th anniversary, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is being celebrated with five days of events and programming.…
February 4, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Black History Month proclamation
Last night, the city of St. Augustine Beach acknowledged February as Black History Month for the first time since the…
February 4, 2025
St. Augustine Beach recognizes Black History Month for first time
St. Augustine Beach had never issued a formal proclamation recognizing Black History Month until Monday night.…
January 30, 2025
‘Lift Every Voice’: February festival will celebrate Black National Anthem written in Jacksonville
Perhaps the most famous song ever written in Jacksonville was a call to action when it was written. Sharon Coon…
February 28, 2024
Deegan forms African American Advisory Board
The board will enable residents to share information and perspective with Mayor Donna Deegan. Appointments are expected later in the…
February 27, 2024
THE JAXSON | Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor’s 5 largest metropolitan areas
The Gullah Geechee are descended from African ancestors who arrived through the slave trade and settled from St. Augustine up…
February 14, 2024
OPINION | Joy is not an afterthought
I write a lot about the ongoing injuries to Black people to connect the dots of history to this present…
February 15, 2023
OPINION | The real life implications of erasing history
What came home from school was a list of people, places, or things the students could portray. Out of two…
February 8, 2023
Florida Black Expo returns to Jax Thursday
The Florida Black Expo returns to Jacksonville on Thursday, February 9, 2023.…
February 14, 2022
OPINION | History is happening now
Tomorrow would have been Jordan Davis’s 27th birthday. Trayvon Martin would have made 27 on February 5th. Instead, we remember…
February 8, 2022
THE JAXSON | 6 Gullah Geechee communities in Jax
Who are the Gullah Geechee? The Gullah Geechee people are the descendants of Central and West Africans who have traditionally…
February 1, 2022
THE JAXSON | 5 Black history sites in Brooklyn
In honor of the beginning of Black History Month, here’s a review of sites in the quickly changing neighborhood of…
January 31, 2022
OPINION | Erasing Black history does not erase Black people
In my other life, I write books and host a podcast. I am unabashed about centering the point of view…