Today, our panel of media experts discuss the biggest news of the week. Our topics include:
- City Council has expanded the power of the Jacksonville sheriff in wrongful death claims. The changes also apply to other constitutional officers in the city.
- A controversial monument bill supported by white supremecists is on life support.
- Duval County is trying again to find a new superintendent of schools.
Our guests include:
- Nikesha Williams, author and columnist at Jacksonville Today.
- Travis Gibson, digital reporter at News4Jax.
- Hanna Holthaus, Florida Times-Union watchdog reporter.
Racial reckoning
Retired Brigadier General and Civil War scholar Ty Seidule discusses his personal journey and racial reckoning in the memoir, Robert E Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause.
Winterland VI
Lena Simon and Glenn Van Dyke, co-founders of the artist-led Winterland Festival, preview the event. This year’s installment takes place Feb. 23 through 25 at James Weldon Johnson Park and features local artists and nationally touring acts.
