Jacksonville Free Press

Event showcases options for every palate with more than 50 unique culinary creations served over two nights | LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Aug. 3, 2026 – As local foodies gear up for Central Florida’s fan-favorite culinary event, the […]

By Khalifa Dieye | Staff Photojournalist | The star-studded Fanatics Fest weekend in New York City event brought together some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, including Jay-Z, Tom Brady, Serena Williams, Dennis […]

Dr. Agenia Clark says innovation hub could expand research and technology education while addressing environmental concerns. |Fisk University President Dr. Agenia Clark is defending the school’s proposal to build a data center on its Nashville […]

Thirteen students representing the Jacksonville Branch of the NAACP returned home from the 2026 NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) National Competition in Chicago with national recognition, including two silver medals, after competing […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For generations, Jacksonville’s historic urban neighborhoods has watched opportunity pass by. While cranes reshaped other parts of the city and billions of dollars flowed into downtown development, many families in one of […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Older adults gathered at JEA’s Downtown Headquarters on July 15 for the utility company’s monthly Senior Day, a free resource fair designed to connect seniors with programs and services that promote independence, […]

A group of Jacksonville boys returned home from Atlanta with more than souvenirs. They came back with a deeper appreciation of history, higher education and leadership after participating in a mentoring trip designed to prepare […]

A U.S. Secret Service agent and two other South Florida men have been charged in connection with an alleged fraternity hazing ritual that left a University of Miami law student critically injured and another participant […]

(JFP) For more than a century, Black Greek-letter organizations and civic service groups have shaped leadership in America, producing generations of educators, judges, physicians, business executives, elected officials and civil rights advocates. Yet among the […]

By Wells Todd | In May of this year I travelled to Cuba with a U.S. delegation that delivered desperately needed medical supplies. While there I witnessed the devastating effects of the 67-year-old United States […]