The 2023 TEDxJacksonville Conference "Human/Nature" features internationally and nationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and education, neurobiology and technology, resilience and human connection, food and music, and more.

Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, other groups call for rollback of Gov. DeSantis administration policy on Instruction Planning and Reporting

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Community Remembrance Project, an initiative of 904WARD, held a soil collection ceremony Sunday afternoon to commemorate a Black man who was the victim of a lynching 96 years ago in Duval County. Speakers at the event say lynchings were meant to instill fear in Black communities and threaten their civil rights. According to the Equal Justice Initiative, Duval County has seven documented lynchings with eight victims. Speakers at the ceremony say this tragic reality is one people of color still face today. AdGroups like 904WARD and the Equal Justice Initiative say they work to increase awareness of racism, its history, trauma and impact today.

Jacksonville's Northwest neighborhood on Ken Knight Drive is prone to flooding, as the Trout River runs along the community. Me in this boat, we had to go down these houses here and help the people out," said Alton Gordon, who has been a Ken Knight Drive resident for 52 years. Hope McMath, the director of the organization, said the Ken Knight Drive community has been neglected for decades. Ken Knight Drive residents are asking for more help before the hurricane. If you would like to donate supplies, you can drop them off across the street from the day care on Ken Knight Drive.