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Surviving and recovering from violent sexual assault

Roshanda Jackson speaks April 2, 2024, at the kickoff of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Jacksonville.
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Roshanda Jackson speaks April 2, 2024, at the kickoff of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Jacksonville.

On Thursday’s First Coast Connect, we talk with Roshanda Jackson, a sexual assault survivor who is executive assistant to City Council member Reggie Gaffney, and Adair Newman, longtime Special Victims Unit director and now chief assistant state attorney. They discuss the effects of sexual violence and resources for recovery.

Plus, former WJXT Anchor and I-Team Reporter Vic Micolucci joins us ahead of assuming his new role as community engagement executive at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

And Shannon Blankinship talks about the Riverside Avondale Preservation 50th Annual Home Tour.

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Stacey Bennett is the producer of "First Coast Connect" and "What's Health Got to Do With It?" She is a Jacksonville-based singer-songwriter who performs under the nom de plume Folk is People. Stacey holds bachelor's degrees in both political science and psychology from the University of North Florida and a master's in business administration from Saint Leo University.