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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan presents State of Jax, a data analysis portal that she hopes will reduce the politics in policymaking. Deegan, and City of Jacksonville Chief of Analytics Parvez Ahmed, announced the project during an Aug. 5, 2025 press conference at City Hall. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 5, 2025

Jacksonville mayor launches data portal to try to reduce politics in policymaking

The City of Jacksonville launched a data analysis portal, State of Jax, to identify and eradicate local discrepancies in life…

By Will Brown

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A gunman opened fire around and inside the Dollar General in the Grand Park neighborhood on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Three people died during a rampage fueled by racial animus. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 13, 2023

OPINION | This American life

Though it it comes as an affront to the immoral imbalance of white supremacy, disenfranchisement and early death be damned.…

By Nikesha Elise Williams

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July 19, 2023

OPINION | New African American history standards eschew context  

The prevailing narrative of Florida’s new social studies standards, and in our country writ large, is that Black Americans are…

By Nikesha Elise Williams

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