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Jacksonville to change six school names honoring Confederate leaders

After a long campaign led by grassroots racial justice organizations, a school district in Jacksonville Florida will change the names

Sytonia Reid / June 7, 2021

A Florida teacher who was suspended after refusing to remove a Black Lives Matter flag from outside her classroom at

Biba Adams / May 18, 2021

Crime News Featured

Last September, Diamonds Ford was arrested for shooting a Jacksonville Sheriff SWAT team officer after law enforcement broke a window

Matthew Allen / February 14, 2021

U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath penned a heartfelt post to Twitter on Monday to remember her son, Jordan Davis, who was fatally

Keydra Manns / November 23, 2020

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A Jacksonville, Florida teenager will spend more than two decades in jail after he was tried as an adult for

Tonya Pendleton / October 28, 2020

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A couple in Florida claims they faced discrimination in having their home appraised. As reported by theGrio, when Abena and

Stephanie Guerilus / October 14, 2020

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A man in his 20s is claiming that he knocked down an elderly Trump supporter in Nocatee, Florida in an

Biba Adams / October 12, 2020