Jacksonville struggles to overcome a racism ... - The Washington Post
Oct 20, 2023 · A man heads down Myrtle Avenue in Jacksonville, Fla., where a racially motivated triple killing in late August was a wrenching reminder of the city's racist past. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
Jacksonville’s Black community demands response ... - The Washington Post
Aug 29, 2023 · Saturday’s racially motivated attack at a Dollar General store in a Black neighborhood in Jacksonville — by a young White gunman armed with an assault-style rifle emblazoned with swastikas ...
Black people are killed for being Black. Again. - The Washington Post
Aug 28, 2023 · On Aug. 27, 1960, in a downtown park, African Americans staging a peaceful sit-in to protest segregation at a lunch counter were attacked by a White mob wielding baseball bats and ax handles.
Locals protest President Trump’s policies in Jacksonville on ...
6 days ago · Protestors said this undermines the protections and equality for LGBTQ+ individuals. President Trump also said he would declare a national emergency at the southern border, an effort to keep...
Jacksonville demonstrators decry white supremacy, point fingers …
Aug 29, 2023 · Protesters march in Downtown Jacksonville against white supremacy on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. The demonstration was initially planned to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, but changed following the racist attack in Grand Park that killed three people. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
Thousands travel to Washington for People's March ahead of …
Jan 18, 2025 · The six women were waiting in a park for the People's March, the largest anti-Donald Trump protest planned before his inauguration Monday, to begin moving. Martinez of Jacksonville, Fla. held a...
Jacksonville protesters voice fears over President-elect
Nov 7, 2024 · JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nearly 100 people made their voices heard in front of the Duval County Courthouse to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed policy changes.
Jacksonville hears calls to reject racism, pleas for tolerance as ...
Aug 28, 2023 · On Sunday, Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, lambasted DeSantis on MSNBC, suggesting he was insincere in his concern about racism-motivated violence. As Jacksonville mourned its...
Nate Monroe: How two protests reveal Jacksonville's racial divide
Sep 1, 2023 · Two protests and the way local police approached them reveal a fraught relationship between law enforcement and different communities in Jacksonville that pre-date this past Saturday's violence.
Community advocates rally against JSO for ‘racial ... - News4JAX
Oct 1, 2023 · – The Jacksonville community rallied on Sunday afternoon to protest against what organizers called a “racial injustice” after accusations of police brutality started to circulate once the arrest...