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In Jacksonville, Florida, the community is in mourning after three people — all of whom were Black — were killed by a white man who entered a Dollar General store on Saturday and opened fire in what has been described by the local sheriff as a “racially motivated” shooting. An …

Eleven minutes after the Jacksonville shooter, Ryan Christopher Palmeter, was spotted in the parking lot of Edward Waters University (EWU), a historically Black institution, the first 911 call was received, as discussed on a call on Monday with Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters to brief national law enforcement and local leaders. …

A gunman shot and killed three people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday in what the local sheriff described as a “racially motivated” shooting during a press conference held on Saturday evening. On Sunday, the victims were identified by authorities as Angela Michelle Carr, 52; Anolt …

Seventeen-year-old Luh Tyler is the reluctant but increasingly confident vanguard of new-school pimp rap. As he explains on My Vision, his Motion Musicand Atlantic Records debut, “I wasn’t tryna rap for real, I did that shit on accidental.” For all his natural ability, his lustrous melodies, well-placed bon mots, his …

A new invasive species has been spotted in the Florida Keys. It’s not a fish, it’s not a python, it’s giant floating blocks of cocaine. One such block was caught by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and her family during a late July fishing trip near the city of Marathon. According …

Florida’s laws banning instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity could mean the state’s high schoolers will no longer be able to take AP Psychology. According to a statement released Thursday by the College Board, the nonprofit responsible for managing the SAT’s and Advanced Placement courses, Florida has “effectively banned …

Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida on Friday, where she addressed the state board of education‘s approval of controversial new standards for Black history in public schools, which includes harmful guidelines that state people benefited from being enslaved. Harris, whose mother was a civil rights activist, was in Jacksonville …

Florida is always going to be Florida, but this time the state has really topped itself. On Wednesday, Florida’s Board of Education unanimously approved new rules for teaching Black history, which are concerning. The guidelines, titled “Florida’s State Academic Standards – Social Studies, 2023,” offer “benchmark clarifications” to teachers and …

Federal Judge Gregory Presnell has placed a preliminary injunction on a Florida bill banning individuals under the age of 18 from attending drag performances. The law, dubbed the “Protection of Children Act,” would allow “the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to fine, suspend, or revoke the license of any …

Rapper BLP Kosher, born Benjamin Landy Pavlon, is from Broward County, Florida, the same area as Kodak Black. Growing up, he was raised in the Jewish faith and still practices. Even though he says he practices mostly on Sabbath, he makes an effort to keep a relationship with the religion …