Staff, Author at Free Press of Jacksonville

The Bizarre Case of an Asian couple Who Adopted African children

July 23, 2015 Staff 0

By Kacie Whaley, Rolling Out A story went national last year about an Asian couple from Los Angeles who had adopted African children and were accused of trying to harvest their organs after one child […]

Dashcam Footage of Sandra Bland’s Arrest Contradicts Police Report

July 23, 2015 Staff 0

By Abby Ohlheiser and Abby Phillip, Washington Post Story Posted:07/22/2015 According to newly released police video, a Texas trooper threatened Sandra Bland with a Taser when he ordered her out of her vehicle during a […]

Segregated Neighborhoods Raise Heart Risks if You’re Black

July 23, 2015 Staff 0

Health By Nora Dunne Northwestern University African Americans who live in segregated neighborhoods are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease that people who live in integrated ones, new research shows. The opposite is true for […]

Federal Hate Crimes Hit Church Murderer Roof

July 23, 2015 Staff 0

by Frederick H. Lowe White terrorist Dylann Storm Roof, who massacred nine African-American men and women during Bible study at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, has been indicted by a federal grand […]

Ferguson Hires Black Interim Police Chief

July 23, 2015 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe Ferguson, Missouri, the scene of a violent rebellion following the shooting death of unarmed black teenager by one of the St. Louis suburb’s cops, has hired an interim police chief, its […]

High Soda Intake May Boost Diabetes Risk, Even Without Obesity

July 23, 2015 Staff 0

Daily sugary drink tied to 13 percent increased risk over a decade, study finds (HealthDay News) — Whether you are slim or obese, if you drink lots of sugary soda or other sweetened drinks you […]

Justice Department Gives Up on Trying to Tag Out Bonds

July 23, 2015 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe The U.S. Justice Department has struck out against home run king Barry Bonds, but not before the government ruined his career and delayed his entrance into the National Baseball Hall of […]

Black High School Students’ Drop Out Rate Four Times Higher Than Whites

July 23, 2015 Staff 0

By Zenitha Prince (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Black students are four times more likely than their white peers to drop out of high school, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of Education. According to […]

Sankofa Free Summer Camp Teaches Urban Youth Culture, Life Skills

July 22, 2015 Staff 0

Sankofa Saturdays, a free program housed at Clanzel Brown Park, recently completed its first round of Saturday presentations for students ranging from 6-17. Held weekly from 7-10 p.m., Sankofa Saturdays is a partnership with The […]

Garner Rally Calls for Charges as Mothers of Dead Black Men Declare: ‘This club is full’

July 22, 2015 Staff 0

(The Guardian) One year and a day after Eric Garner died, a small group of women stood on a podium outside a federal courthouse in New York City. They were there to call on federal […]