February 28, 2024
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…