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Law enforcement in Jacksonville, Florida, is looking for a man who shot a woman outside a local gas station. Neither the victim nor the suspect has been identified but the circumstances around the shooting have made the incident go viral. The shooting allegedly was caused after the woman did a bad job performing oral sex. According to…

The tragic shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, at a Madden NFL video game tournament at GLHF Game Bar has brought to light the growing problem of video game addiction. It may seem laughable to some that playing a game can actually lead to a mental health condition, but the American Psychiatric Association has classified an addiction…

Jacksonville, Florida, has become the scene of another mass shooting in America. The shooting took place at a Madden video gaming tournament. Three people are dead, including the shooter, who according to the police has taken his own life. The suspect has been identified by Sheriff Mike Williams of Jacksonville as David Katz of Baltimore.…

A pregnant Florida woman has hired legal counsel after she claimed she was the victim of an unprovoked beating and pepper-spraying while being shackled by officers in a Jacksonville jail last month. Kirenda Welch was five weeks pregnant when she was stopped by police officers for making an illegal turn on June 29. When it…

The Smoke House Social Artist Showcase went down at 1904 Music Hall in Jacksonville last night. Over a dozen artists competed for a chance to participate at the main Smoke House stage in Atlanta in September. Dej Jam recording artist Trap Beckham headlined the event supported by DJ Pretty Ricky. E Chapo put on a…

Kevyn Fowler, a 15-year Iraq military veteran, is the victim of hate crime. He lives in Jacksonville, Arkansas, a suburb of Little Rock, that doesn’t take too kindly to people of color having the means and the gall to move into their section of town. Fowler moved to the area, which is approximately 20 miles…

Ra’Mya Eunice and her friends were doing kids stuff at a slumber party on April 30, 2017, when a 12-year-old boy went outside and grabbed a weapon hidden beneath the home in Jacksonville, Florida’s, Lackawanna neighborhood. He pointed the shotgun at everyone in the room. He allegedly aimed the gun at Ra’Mya and according to witnesses made…

You may find this hard to believe but a Black man simply walking across the street resulted in a three-car police response and threats of arrest. Devonte Shipman, 21, and a friend were confronted by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer J.S. Bolen after allegedly crossing against a light. Shipman was calm, polite and recording an agitated police officer…

Jamarius Devonti Graham, 21, of Jacksonville, Florida, was babysitting his girlfriend’s daughter. While mom was at work, things turned tragic on April 21, 2016. Graham admits he beat Aaliyah Lewis, 2, with a plastic coat hanger and a belt after she accidentally wet his bed. He reportedly spanked her 20 times with the belt, according…

New Orleans According to the Centers for Disease Control, HIV rates are once again rising and the rate of new HIV infections is highest among black males. Rolling out magazine has compiled a list of 10 cities black woman should be aware of based on HIV rates. This information is from a report issued by the CDC…

A group of African-America preachers in northern Florida is calling for an increase of death penalties of violent black criminals as a deterrent to a lifestyle and to greatly decrease black-on-black crime. Florida black ministers and civic leaders said they have had enough of senseless and gratuitous violence and they are calling for harsher penalties,…

On Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, as Jordan Davis’ parents sat in the Duval County, Fla. courtroom awaiting the verdict in the trial of Michael Dunn, the man accused of murdering their teenaged son in broad daylight for playing loud music, the parents of Trayvon Martin offered words of blessing and prayers. They confirmed no matter…

Micheal Dunn’s explosive testimony and cross examination in the loud music murder case in Florida has set Twitter afire. Most of the respondents thus far find it hard to believe that a man who claims self defense in the shooting death of Jordan Davis in Jacksonville, Fla., failed to call the police — but instead…

Michael Dunn, the white Florida man who reportedly shot and killed a black teen over loud music, testified today that he felt he was in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death when he opened fire on the SUV with black youth, killing one teen. Dunn testified on his own behalf in court in Jacksonville,…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The trial of a white Floridian charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a black teen is eerily similar to 2013’s sensationalized case involving the cold-blooded killing of Trayvon Martin by Sanford, Fla. “neighborhood watch captain” George Zimmerman. Jury selection has begun today (Feb. 3, 2014) in the trial of…

Since opening in 1959, Nathan B. Forrest High School maintained a legacy of racism. In response to desegregation, community leaders in Jacksonville, Fla. decided to name the school after Forrest who was the KKK grand wizard. Over the years, members of the black community were appalled by the name and fought hard to get the…