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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior –The failure of Congress to pass legislation like the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the George Floyd Justice in Police Act have already frustrated African Americans […]

by Sheila James Mayo, FL – Mayo is a small North Florida town that sits in the crook of the panhandle. Around 1,500 people call the community home.  And for all its diversity, charm, and […]

(Source: www.jaxtrib.org) – Voting-rights groups told a federal judge they will ask the court to overturn the Jacksonville City Council redistricting plans before the 2023 elections because the council’s new maps disenfranchise Black voters by […]

Councilman Terrance Freeman, the current Vice President of the Jacksonville City Council, recently became Council President and is the second straight Black Republican at large Councilman to hold the position. Running for re-election, Freeman will take over […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Source www.blackpressusa.com – The year of 2022 will prove to be a major test of the electability of Black statewide candidates as issues around voting rights and justice reform, confront the steady […]

by Andrew Pantazi – Updated May 28, 2022 – Sheriff Mike Williams sold his Jacksonville home and moved to suburban Nassau County more than a year ago even as he continued serving as Duval County’s sheriff, […]

(Source: jaxtrib.org) by Andrew Pantazi – A 2nd Judicial Circuit Court judge struck down Jacksonville’s congressional districts in a ruling against Florida’s redistricting process for violating the state constitution by reducing Black voting power in North Florida. Circuit Judge J. […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE —  By Stacy M. Brown – NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent –  “The federal government spends billions of dollars a year in paid advertising. However, the federal government’s process for allocating advertising dollars […]

by Andrew Pantazi – (Source: www.jaxtrib.org) – Jacksonville City Council redistricting plan faces lawsuit that argues packing a majority of Black voters into four districts violates the U.S. Constitution. Civil-rights groups sued Jacksonville on Tuesday for its […]

The Miami Times – Apr 12, 2022 Updated Apr 14, 2022 – A three-judge panel on Monday correctly declined the state’s request to put a hold on a federal lawsuit that seeks to have the court draw new […]