August 2026 – Page 780 – Free Press of Jacksonville

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Ax Handle Saturday Remembered with Hope of a New Jacksonville

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57 years ago on a seemingly normal day in Jacksonville, members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth Council had decided they had enough of second class citizenship. And, on […]

Fans Still Supportive Despite Jags Loss Against Panthers

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[foogallery id=”19062″] The Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Carolina Panthers on Thursday, August 24th, at EverBank Field and were defeated, 24-23. Head Coach Doug Marrone named tenth-year veteran Chad Henne the starting QB for the team’s […]

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Girls Day Out Promotes Healthy Living and Taking Care of You

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Baptist Health offered preventive health screenings to more than 500 women who gathered for Girls’ Day Out, a day of wellness for women. The one-day conference took place over the weekend and is co-presented by […]

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J100, Florida Blue and the Jaguars Team Up to Tackle Prostate Cancer

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The 100 Black Men of Jacksonville, Inc. (J100), Florida Blue and the Jaguars Foundation kick off National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by partnering for the launch the “Men Tackling the Big C” Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education […]

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Is Jacksonville a Place that Young Black Professionals Can Thrive?

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As I sat in one of Jacksonville’s newest downtown jazz spots, Breezy, for brunch with a young man that I have mentored since middle school, we talked about a number of topics centering on politics […]

Westside Church of Christ Ministers Installation Anniversary Ceremony

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Westside Church of Christ located at 23 West 8th Street presents their Ministers Installation and Anniversary Ceremony scheduled for Sunday, September 3 at 10 a.m. The Westside Church of Christ family invites everyone to come […]

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Confederate Statues Fall But Economic Racism Lingers

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By Julianne Malveaux Cheers to New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, one of the first mayors to take Confederate statues down and to make the strong point that these statues represent nothing but oppression. You should […]

Alabama Restores Voting Rights of Ex-Felons, Former Inmates May Never Know Because Officials Don’t Have to Tell

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Alabama does not have to notify tens of thousands of former felons that they recently regained the right to vote, a federal judge ruled. The judge also found that the state does not have to […]

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Black Girls Code Says No Thank You to $125,000 From Uber

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Black Girls Code (BGC) founder Kimberly Bryant knows all money ain’t good money. Last week, Uber offered the nonprofit geared towards increasing the number of black women in the tech field a $125,000 grant as […]

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J100, Florida Blue and the Jaguars Team Up to Tackle Prostate Cancer

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The 100 Black Men of Jacksonville, Inc. (J100), Florida Blue and the Jaguars Foundation kicked off National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by partnering for the launch of “Men Tackling the Big C” Prostate Cancer Awareness […]