August 2026 – Page 564 – Free Press of Jacksonville

Ella Jones Makes History As The First Black Mayor In Ferguson

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by Derek Major – Ella Jones made history last night, becoming the first African-American and first woman elected mayor in Ferguson, Mo., Jones was elected nearly six years after the death of Michael Brown Jr., who was shot by […]

‘It Was a Modern-Day Lynching’: Violent Deaths Reflect a Brutal American Legacy

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BY DENEEN L. BROWN – A VIDEO SHOWS George Floyd, a black man, lying in the street in anguish, with his head crushed against the pavement. A white officer presses his knee into Floyd’s neck. “I can’t […]

Shannon Sharpe: Drew Brees Needs To Retire: “I’ll Never Respect Him,”

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Shannon Sharpe has heard enough from Drew Brees — and he’s sick of it — calling for the QB to retire and walk away already. The NFL Hall of Famer went off on Drew on FS1’s ‘Undisputed’ — […]

News Analysis: Racism, Unrest, Police Brutality. Is America Living 1968 All Over Again? Yes, and No

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By MARK Z. BARABAK STAFF WRITER – In the broad sweep of American history, certain years stand like grim mileposts. The year 1968, bathed in blood and drenched in sorrow, is one. The year 2020 may be […]

“It’s Time To Step Up”: Black Members of Broadway Community Call Out Racism Behind the Curtain

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Ilana Keller Asbury Park Press – Time’s up. Time’s up for racism. Time’s up for empty gestures. Time’s up for microaggressions. Time’s up for silence. That message came loud and clear from members of the Broadway […]

Democrats Blame Trump for Their Years of Ineptitude on Race

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If you want to know what a country led by Joe Biden and a House and Senate controlled by Democrats would look like, look at what has been happening in cities and states they’ve controlled […]

Why I No Longer Think My Children Have to Go to College to Be Successful

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By Amber Dorsey – I never thought this would happen — but these days really are ‘A Different World.’ In the late ’90s, I was a young college student who believed what my parents and other […]

10 Ways to Have Great Date Nights — at Home

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By Damona Hoffman – Many couples are going out less, but that doesn’t mean sparks have to fade. Try these creative ways to reignite romance. During a time when we are more disconnected from the outside world, […]

America is Facing Two Pandemics

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By Congressman Al Lawson – This has been a difficult week. The coronavirus is still among us changing the way we live our lives and taking from us loved ones. Businesses have begun to reopen, but […]

Racism, In All Its Forms, Will Kill. It Kills People, It Kills Communities, it Kills Dreams, it Kills Hope

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By Shad Khan – The events of the past 10 days have been alarming and disheartening. Alarming because we know the history of systemic inequity that brought us to this point, not only with the […]