August 2026 – Page 809 – Free Press of Jacksonville

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Tye Tribbet & J.J. Hairston Headline the Championship Bloody Win Tour

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Tye Tribbet & J.J. Hairston headline the Championship Bloody Win Tour Grammy® Award winning recording artist, Tye Tribbet and choirmaster J.J. Hairston are re-describing what victory and winning looks like as they are set to […]

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87-Year-Old Woman Sees The Slave Cabin She Was Born In At The NMAAHC

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While visiting the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture, 87-year-old Isabell Meggett Lucas saw the home she was born and raised in restored. Unbeknownst to her, her tiny two-bedroom house was formerly for […]

Community Mourns Loss of Mrs. Bettye Sessions

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Bettye Jean Hayes Sessions was born on January 29, 1934, in Jacksonville, Florida, to John Henry Hayes, Sr. and Willene Porter Hayes. She was the fourth of five children. She married Malcolm George Aubrey Sessions […]

San Bernardino man shot wife in classroom then killed himself, revealed: Here’s what we know

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By Christian Carter, blackdoctor.org What would make a man do something like this? I mean, no married or divorced person today would tell you that their relationship was without issues, right? That’s what makes this […]

Library Of Congress And Smithsonian Team Up To Buy Rare Photo Of Harriet Tubman

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Source: The Washington Post / Getty With photos of Harriet Tubman being few and far between, when a rare new photo of her surfaced it was a huge deal. While most photos depict Tubman as […]

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Morehouse College Releases President, Removes Board Members

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Former Morehouse College Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Davidson and the college’s former President John S. Wilson. By Eric Stirgus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Morehouse College’s Board of Trustees announced Friday it has removed its president, embattled […]

Comedian Charlie Murphy Dead at 57 after Leukemia Battle

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Charlie Murphy, the older brother of Eddie Murphy and beloved comedian whose iconic bits on “Chappelle’s Show” sealed his own celebrity status, died Wednesday after a battle with leukemia. He was 57. The Brooklyn-bred funnyman […]

Services Set for Educator Mrs. Betty Sessions

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Betty Jean Hayes Sessions was born on January 29, 1934, in Jacksonville, Florida, to John Henry Hayes, Sr. and Willene Porter Hayes. She was the fourth of five children. She married Malcolm George Aubrey Sessions […]

Jumbo Shrimp Showcase Menu Items, Ticket Options for a Season of Family Fun

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Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp management team members welcomed Jacksonville media to the baseball grounds for a tasting of selections off the new menu to be served by the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp at the Baseball Grounds of […]

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Big Brother is Now Really Watching You Thanks to Republicans

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by Reggie Fullwood If you ever use the internet for anything then Big Brother is watching you. Who is Big Brother? Well the term or concept started as a warning that appears on posters throughout […]