Gullah Geechee

Gullah/Geechee community members warn historic burial sites are at risk in Rayonier-owned logging land in Nassau County. Rayonier has yet to share a clear plan for protecting the sacred sites in their development plans for the area.

Freedom Park commemorates the Cosmo neighborhood, where newly freed Black families settled after the Civil War.

As part of this year’s state budget, Gov. Ron DeSantis is considering more than half-a-million dollars to build a park in Arlington that would honor the…

Jacksonville descendants of enslaved Africans are poised to receive state funding to build a park commemorating the area's history. The Florida…

The Gullah Geechee were formerly enslaved people who settled in the Low Country, from North Carolina to North Florida.The single largest concentration of…

Many churches in Jacksonville will host New Year’s Eve services, sometimes called “watch nights.” This year, some predominantly African-American churches…

New historical markers along Fort Caroline Road in Arlington are commemorating an all but forgotten African-American community in Jacksonville.A group of…

A recent 90-day audit of the Jacksonville's city finances revealed serious problems with unsustainable budget deficits and looming challenges down the…