Race

A group of Black Jacksonville church and community leaders want to meet with the sheriff to discuss disparaging tweets attributed to a sergeant in its gang unit.

Jacksonville Sheriff Pat Ivey promised a "complete and accurate investigation." The tweets attributed to Gang Unit Sgt. Douglas Howell disparaged Black people and the LGBTQ community.

A Jacksonville sheriff's sergeant is accused of tweeting that America's biggest problems are marijuana and Black people.

The rule was one of several the State Board of Education adopted this week. Among others: Teachers could lose their licenses of they violate Florida's new laws on race and gender instruction.

A federal judge on Thursday sparred with attorneys about a controversial state law that restricts the way race-related concepts can be taught in classrooms, as university professors argue it violates speech rights.

The Jacksonville Museum of Science and History ends its run hosting "The Bias Inside Us" from the Smithsonian this Sunday, as the exhibit on prejudice continues its national tour.

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker called part of the law a “naked viewpoint-based regulation on speech."

The plaintiffs say the law, dubbed the "Stop WOKE Act," violates First Amendment rights and is unconstitutionally vague.

A federal judge said four plaintiffs, including a Nassau County child, lacked legal standing to sue.

A federal judge is expected to decide this week whether to block a new state law that would restrict the way certain race-related concepts can be taught in public schools and in workplace training.