Known as the District of Soul, Moncrief is a historic neighborhood located a few miles northwest of Downtown Jacksonville. Here are five interesting historical stories related to the special place with a unique past.
A photographic journey into the history of Jacksonville’s Eastside, one of its oldest urban neighborhoods and now home to the Sports and Entertainment District.
Part of Edward Waters University was added to the National Register of Historic Places last year. These 6 buildings make up the historic district.
The U.S. government created ghettoes. Government action produced racially segregated communities in the U.S., including in Jacksonville. This was no accident. It was a policy enforced by rules and a complicit justice system. The effects are still being felt. Therefore, those of us who have benefited — mostly innocently — need to help remedy this injustice. Richard Rothstein broke through
Leaders of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History say they won’t be deterred by racial killlings Saturday at a Dollar Store.
As school starts this week in Northeast Florida, Nikole Hannah-Jones says students are getting a whitewashed version of African American history.
VP Harris spoke truths about Gov. Ron DeSantis that Florida’s disempowered Democrats lack the platform to fully get over on their own.
The prevailing narrative of Florida’s new social studies standards, and in our country writ large, is that Black Americans are not “real” Americans.
This Riverside High graduate plans to enroll in Jacksonville University’s School of Aviation.
What came home from school was a list of people, places, or things the students could portray. Out of two dozen options, only four were Black people.