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Ava DuVernay Launches LEAP Initiative for “Narrative Change Around Police Abuse”

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The Law Enforcement Accountability Project is a fund designed to empower activists to tell stories across multiple forms of media. Ava DuVernay’s Array media company is launching a new initiative designed to hold police officers […]

56% of Pregnant Women in Hospital for COVID-19 Black, Ethnic Minority

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Written by Maria Cohut Ph.D. – Women who are black or of ethnic minorities made up more than half of pregnant women admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 in the U.K. – A recent analysis of […]

Clergy Takes a Knee at Sheriff’s Office

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Jacksonville faith leaders “took a knee” on the steps of the Jacksonville Sheriff’ s Office for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the approximate amount of time Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd’s neck on Memorial […]

Don’t Let COVID-19 Count You Out!

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By Moné Holder – Despite being in the midst of a global pandemic, the 2020 Census is taking place and Floridians will be counted whether they are in the mood for it or not. The […]

Durham – Wilson Nuptials

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A new chapter has begun in the lives of Eshauna Durham and Fredrick Wilson. The high school sweethearts were wed at the home of the groom’s parents, Joe and Doris Wilson, followed by a reception […]

Six Top Jacksonville Students Awarded Empowering Greatness Scholarships

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Farah & Farah, Law firm honored 20 students’ service and boosts their academic path and provide much-needed financial support during the COVID-19 pandemic through its inaugural $100,000 scholarship program The law firm announced that six […]

Local Faith Leaders Prove Even When the World Stops, Faith Continues

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By Jasmine Butler – Pastors across the city of Jacksonville have adjusted their normal Sunday morning services and Wednesday night bible studies to best fit the state of the world during the global pandemic, the coronavirus. […]

Politicians Draped in Kente Cloth Take a Knee for George Floyd

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#NNPA BLACKPRESS – ROLLINGOUT.COM — Before unveiling their proposed police reform bill, the Justice in Policing Act, the politicians, each wearing a kente cloth stole, took a knee, a la Colin Kaepernick in Emancipation Hall, […]

Local Rallies Continue to Amp Up as Protesters Keep Foot on the Neck of Justice

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By Lynn Jones – Protests are happening around the world as George Floyd’s police killing has inspired our nation to seek justice and peace for African-Americans. Daily news outlets and social media entities continue to […]

Local NAACP Proposes Black City Council Members Establish a “City Council Black Caucus”

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Local NAACP Proposes Black City Council Members Establish a “City Council Black Caucus”to serve residents of Districts 7, 8, 9, and 10. NAACP President Isaiah Rumlin, Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, Perkins Bar, Pastors, Mike Todd, […]