August 2026 – Page 348 – Free Press of Jacksonville

Let’s Put One Myth to Bed for Good: Vaccines Do Not Cause the Flu

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Influenza is so common that sometimes the risk it poses is overlooked. But the truth is, the flu can cause serious illness that leads to hospitalization or even death – especially when the virus is […]

Florida Georgia Game Brings Out Rivalry

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Another year, another lost to the number one undefeated this season Georgia Bulldogs! Georgia (8-0) snapped on the Florida Gators (4-4) for a 34 – 7 win. Thousands of fans came from around the country […]

A Third Chance for a Young Breast Cancer Patient

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By alexosiadacz –Breast cancer does not discriminate ― a truth that a young Florida woman knows three times over. While in college, Jessica Florence found a lump on her right breast. The 21-year-old initially did not […]

Activist Lloyd Pearson Becomes a Centenarian

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By Lynn Jones-Turpin – Hundreds of well wishers lined up to celebrate the 100th birthday for civil rights activist and United States Postal Service retiree Lloyd Pearson. For more than 50 years, Pearson has been […]

Adoption A to Z Shared Through Memoirs of Local Social Worker

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The Black Adoption Experience, an anthology was recently published by Leola Williams. The book compilation consists of local parents who have adopted a child or children and wrote about their experiences. In addition, some adoptees […]

33-Year-Old Douglas Anderson Graduate Launches Whiskey Brand

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Former athlete and Coach Darrin Eakins is the Founder and CEO of DuBlasé Whiskey and Co-Owner of the Nassau Pride American Basket Association (ABA) Professional Basketball Southeast Region Team. A 2006 graduate of Douglas Anderson […]

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Selected as the Official Blood Provider of UF Health Jacksonville and UF Health North

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Partnership extends LifeSouth’s service to all UF Health hospitals in North Florida Oct. 26, 2021 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — LifeSouth Community Blood Centers has been selected as the official blood provider for UF Health Jacksonville and UF […]

Medicare Restrictions on Obesity Care Perpetuate Harmful Stigmas

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Black Press USA / Source: (www.orlandoadvocate.com) – Not only does obesity impact 1-in-3 Americans, it also takes a disproportionate toll on communities of color since almost half of Black Americans are […]

It Had Better Be a Hoax

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By Cheryl Smith, Publisher of I Messenger Media and Texas Metro News – NNPA NEWSWIRE (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) — It would be an understatement to say I was dismayed upon hearing about a challenge on social […]

BFF’s Travel South for Epcot Wine & Food Festival

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By Lynn Jones-Turpin – Best friends Lorraine Lee and Brenda Smith have always wanted to explore the annual Epcot Food and Wine Festival in Orlando, Florida. Well just so happens the best friends had a […]