October 2, 2024Remembering the racial killing of Johnnie Mae ChappellA historic marker will honor a Jacksonville mother who was gunned down in 1964 by white men out to kill…By Dan Scanlan
May 27, 2024Son of ‘most arrested rabbi in America’ traces father’s steps in St. AugustineAvi Dresner recently visited to film for a documentary about his dad who was arrested in St. Augustine during the…By Noah Hertz
February 25, 2024Survivors of Klan terror in Murray Hill share their story with Jacksonville leaders 60 years laterDonal Godfrey survived a Ku Klux Klan bombing in Murray Hill at age 6. He shared his story with City…By Will Brown
December 18, 2023Jacksonville civil rights patriarch Lloyd Pearson dies at 102Lloyd Pearson Jr., the grand old man of Jacksonville’s civil rights struggle, died Sunday afternoon. He was 102.…By Will Brown
December 5, 2023Family sues over fatal shooting by Camden sergeantAttorney Ben Crump filed the suit in the death of Leonard Allen Cure, who was released from a wrongful prison…By Dan Scanlan
August 28, 2023Dollar General shooting aligns with anniversary of racist violence of Ax Handle SaturdaySunday’s vigils for the racially motivated shooting occurred on the 63rd anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday.…By Will Brown
June 19, 2023Jacksonville is starting line for ‘rolling protest’ aimed at Black voters On Juneteenth, the celebration of Black people being belatedly notified of their rights, scores of people rallied against new Florida…By Will Brown
January 4, 2023OPINION | The lie of invisibilityBanning books eliminates an opportunity for students to expand beyond their own surroundings and worldview.…By Nikesha Elise Williams
November 15, 2022THE JAXSON | LaVilla’s Railroad Row in colorBetween 1890 and 1920, more than 20 million immigrants arrived in the United States. Many found Jacksonville’s LaVilla neighborhood as…By Ennis Davis
August 28, 2022Civil 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…By Will Brown