August 2026 – Page 813 – Jacksonville Free Press

Local PACE Teen Testifies Before the US Senate Judiciary Committee

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Seventeen year-old PACE Center for Girls Alumna, Jinique Blyden testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee this week sharing the organizations impact in keeping girls out of the juvenile justice system. The hearing was called […]

Spiritual Fitness Races Through the Northside

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The Johnson Family YMCA hosted their 12th annual Celebrate Life 5k Race/Walk over the weekend with over 400 runners participating throughout the day. Walkers began registering at 8 a.m. eager to begin the brisk morning […]

Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebrated on Board Carnival Elation with Area Youth

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A Family-friendly event aboard Carnival Elation in JAXPORT celebrated Dr. Seuss’s Birthday featured a book reading to kids from Heart for Children, a local children’s charity along with a $5,000 donation. Kids enjoyed face-painting and […]

The Footage is Property of the ‘Public Who Requested It”

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After the shooting death of Vernell Bing, along with several police involved shootings during the Spring of 2016, the Sheriff asked the public during a series of Town Hall meetings how his department could improve […]

Womens’ History Month: a Time to Celebrate the Strength of Black Women in America

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“We will be ourselves and free, or die in the attempt. Harriet Tubman was not our great-grandmother for nothing,” said Alice Walker. It is that strength and fortitude throughout the years that has helped African […]

HBCU Presidents and One-Note Betsy

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by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Eighty HBCU Presidents did a “fly in” to the White House in a meeting organized by Trump whisperer Omarosa, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), and others. There was a White House […]

Repeat Offense: Private Prisons Resurrection Represents Pay-To-Play

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“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian Novelist, “The House of the Dead,” 1862 by Marc Morial Twenty-four hours after the election of Donald […]

Is the Democratic National Committee Evaporating?

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By Harry C. Alford There was a time when it seemed that the Democratic National Committee seemed to be invincible. It was the early 1990s and this newcomer from Arkansas, William Jefferson Clinton, was the […]

Americans Shouldn’t Be Fooled By the Smoke and Mirrors Used by Trump

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by Reggie Fullwood The success of any good magician depends on he or she tricking the audience with “slight of hand” or an illusion and often times a distraction. President Trump or The Donald is […]

Chicago Talents Saying “Show Me the Money”

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By Erick Johnson They have Oscars®, Grammys®, Emmys®, NBA titles, but most of all, cash–lots of it. At the pinnacle of their careers in entertainment, sports, politics and media, they have achieved fame, fortune and […]