The Raines Vikings on the field after their 41-0 loss to Miami Northwestern in the FHSAA Class 3A state championship on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. The Vikings ended their season with a 13-1 record. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Raines defenders Micah Merritt (5), Jyon Simon (9) and Geterius Brown (0) are ready for action against St. Johns Creekside. Raines defeated Creekside 44-14 on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Raines scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns to remain undefeated. (Photo by Will Brown)

The Youth Exposure, Inc. board comprises serial entrepreneurs. From left are Nahshon Nicks, Starr Prescott, Aisha Norris and Rick Walker. | Submitted, Dwight Garth, Youth Exposure, Inc.

Miriam Lynch is executive director of Diversity in Aquatics, a nonprofit that looks to eliminate disparities in pool and aquatic access. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Residents attended a meeting of the Jacksonville Planning Commission on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Many protested plans for an animal processing plant. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record

Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. spoke with freshmen and sophomores at Raines High School on Friday, April 12, 2024, about opportunities through the state's Bright Futures Scholarship Program. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Tiger Academy students produced drawings and other artworks this year following a November 2023 field trip to The Cmmer Museum of Art & Gardens in November 2023. | Submitted

Rebecca Williams is the CEO of Fruit of Barren Trees Pipeline Inc. The nonprofit strives to erect affordable housing in the Moncrief Springs community in Northwest Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

A bus stops in Northwest Jacksonville on Friday, march 1, 2024. | Carter Mudgett, Jacksonville Today

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland visited Jacksonville on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Raines offensive tackle Soloman Thomas, right, jokes with Ribault quarterback Timothy Cole after the 54th Northwest Classic. Raines dominated its rival Ribault in the 54th Northwest Classic on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. The Vikings lead the all-time series 40-14. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Alethea Butler has worked with Jennifer Smith, right, at The Giving Closet Project this summer to ensure more children on Jacksonville's Northside have access to clothes that fit ahead of the 2023-24 academic year. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

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A proposed liquor store at the corner of Golfair Boulevard and Davis Street is less than 200 feet away from KIPP Voice Academy. When a zoning execption for the store was approved in 2020 the school had yet to be built. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Rebecca Williams is the founder and president of Fruit of Barren Trees, a neighborhood revitalization company that envisions $23 million in redevelopment for Moncrief and portions of Northwest Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Ribault outfielder Braylin Clarke lays down a bunt during the High School Heritage Classic on Feb. 15, 2023. Clarke reached base twice and scored the game's opening run in Ribault's 8-3 win. His mother says he and his twin syster Brayla have played baseball and softball since they were three. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Mikynzi Alexander recites Useni Eugene Perkins' poem "Hey Black Child" during a ribbon cutting for Becoming Collegiate Academy. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Raines fans celebrate the Vikings' sixth straight win over Ribault. Raines held on to beat Ribault 30-19 in the 53rd Northwest Classic on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Cheri Randolph is one of 10 homeowners who moved into homes built by the Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation this year. The non-profit aims to revive the middle class in 19 Northwest Jacksonville neighborhoods and communities. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

The City of Jacksonville provided $1 million for LISC Jacksonville to allocate through its Small Business Equity Fund grant program. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today