June 6, 2024
Protesters Shed Dawson and Purcell Conway are honored as a new museum exhibit commemorates wade-ins at a whites-only beach.…
May 20, 2024
Local hate crime bill called ‘cheap political pandering’
City Council member Terrance Freeman is opposing a proposed hate crime law in Jacksonville, calling it unnecessary and insulting to…
April 23, 2024
Battling hate crime: City leaders aim to triple penalties
New legislation in Jacksonville could triple fines and jail time for people who commit hate crimes.…
October 18, 2023
Racism rises again a century later in Rosewood
David Allen Emanuel Sr. was convicted of hate crimes for menacing people who plan to memorialize the horrific racial violence…
September 25, 2023
Conference brings Black resistance to Jacksonville
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History read from the works of Black authors whose writings…
September 20, 2023
OPINION | Jacksonville should act to reverse the legacy of racist housing policies
The U.S. government created ghettoes. Government action produced racially segregated communities in the U.S., including in Jacksonville. This was no…
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.…
August 28, 2023
OPINION | This hate is ours to hold
I didn’t want to write this, but here I am using my words to process a pain that runs too…
March 22, 2023
OPINION | Don’t close your eyes
College DEI programs provide safe space and solace for those of us looking for community in a dominant culture that’s…
January 4, 2023
OPINION | The lie of invisibility
Banning books eliminates an opportunity for students to expand beyond their own surroundings and worldview.…
May 16, 2022
OPINION | First us, then you
Restricting access to abortion is about control. Restricting access to the ballot is about control. Gerrymandering districts at any level…
April 18, 2022
OPINION | I’m at a loss over racism
I am trying to understand racism. I know what it is. I know why it exists. I know the history…
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…
November 29, 2021
OPINION | Relief and belief in justice are not the same
“Verdict watch . . . one guilty but this is stressful.” I fired off that tweet after Travis McMichael was…
November 8, 2021
OPINION | Annoyance, Irritation, & Rage
I wanted to write a response to the recent stories about housing: one in this newsletter on the plan to…