August 2026 – Page 844 – Jacksonville Free Press

Changing Party Affiliation is Not the Answer to Impacting Local Elections

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by Leslie Jean-Bart The Supervisor of Elections offices have been inundated with voters switching from Democrat, Independent, and NPA (no party affiliation) to Republican. Is there a conservative wave taking over Northeast Florida? Not quite. […]

Serena Williams Teaches You How to Twerk

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Williams Sisters’ Olympic Doubles Loss Not ‘Devastating,’ Serena Says

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In what many are calling a shocker, Venus and Serena Williams – already three-time Olympic doubles gold medalists – experienced their first Olympic loss together on Sunday to Czech Republic pair Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova, […]

Double the Fun, Twins Celebrate 89 years of A Blessed Life

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89 year old twins Vanestine Small and Christine Jenkins celebrated their birthdays, Friday, August 5th. Family and friends gathered at Carrabba’s Italian Restaurant to celebrate the twin’s legacy. Born in 1927, the native Jacksonville sisters stuck together […]

My Brothers Keeper in Heart and Health

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By Lynn Jones – Faithfully every morning at the Johnson Family YMCA, men, women, young adults, teens and children from various walks of life and neighborhoods begin their daily workout. Programs include the active adult […]

Back To School Life & Health Event Promotes New Town Success Zone

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By Lynn Jones – Last week, New Town Success Zone held a community back to school giveaway and healthcare vendor fair. Edward College Sports complex was filled with over 40 vendors promoting local back to school programs, […]

Bipartisan Backlash for Trump for Criticizing Muslim Father

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Donald Trump sparked bipartisan backlash, after the Republican attacked the bereaved parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain who spoke at the Democratic convention last week. Critics from both parties on […]

Marilyn Mosby on Freddie Gray’s case: We Could Try the Cops 100 Times with the Same Result

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(Andrew Burton/Getty Images) by Victoria Massie (Vox) A year after Freddie Gray, 25, died from a neck injury he incurred while in the custody of Baltimore police officers after an unlawful arrest, prosecutors announced that […]

Intellectual Honesty about Race and Criminal Justice Reform

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Ben Chavis By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr NNPA President & CEO There is an old adage that posits “The more things appear to change, the more they stay the same.” Once again millions of Americans […]

Is a Vaccine that Protects Against Alzheimer’s on the Horizon?

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By Julie Nakis, ahchealthenews.com Scientists are one step closer to a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., as a vaccine that can prevent and slow the progression of the […]