53rd anniversary of Earth Day at James Weldon Johnson Park

More than 25 public and nonprofit organizations will join together to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day at James Weldon Johnson Park on Friday, April 21st from 10 am to 2 pm. This year’s event is hosted by the City of Jacksonville, Florida – Read More …

Fair Housing Expo 2023

The Jacksonville Human Rights Commission is hosting the 2023 Fair Housing Expo Thursday, April 13th at the Schultz Center (4019 Boulevard Center Dr.) A full day of presentations and workshops centered around the Fair Housing Act and how it impacts you. There will also be Read More …

Poetry in the Park 2023

Every Thursday in April James Weldon Johnson Park  hosts Poetry in the Park from 12pm – 1pm – presented by Hope at Hand, Inc. This Thursday’s featured Poet: ​A.H.Y.N.T.E. at first sight may make your tongue quiver due to fear of imminent mispronunciation. Despite the Read More …

Two of three charges against community organizer are dropped

Early today the state attorney’s office declined to prosecute community organizer Ben Frazier and another man after their arrest in December at a Jacksonville City Council meeting. The men had been charged with trespassing and resisting arrest. Frazier was there to call for removing Confederate monuments Read More …