The Jacksonville community is reeling after a gunman opened fire in a Dollar General store, killing three people and then himself. He left behind a manifesto detailing the racist motivation behind his heinous act.
Joining the conversation are Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon; Miriam Feist, CEO of Jewish Federation & Foundation and Together Strong Community Fund; Kimberly Allen, CEO of 904ward; and Dan Scanlan, reporter at WJCT News.
Remembering Ax Handle Saturday
The 63rd anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday was Sunday. This was a violent, racist attack on Black people that happened in Hemming Park, which is now James Weldon Johnson Park. Rodney Hurst, was 16-year-old at the time and president of the NAACP Youth Council. He helped lead the sit-ins that day and is the author of It Was Never About a Hotdog and a Coke!, a memoir about the day’s events.
