BLACK HISTORY

After News4JAX reported that members of a Jacksonville church said they feel an overgrown African American cemetery in Spring Park has been neglected and forgotten, a Georgia family reached out and said their loved one’s gravesite was among those in deplorable condition.

For the first time in NFL history, two Black quarterbacks are playing in the Super Bowl. Here is why that matters.

Leo and Shirley Grainger pushed to name school after Medal of Honor recipient Robert H. Jenkins Jr.

January 16 is a national holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. Throughout the day, there have been parades, rallies and memorials to honor his legacy.

Hundreds of people were at the Seawalk Pavilion on Sunday for what organizers said was the first Juneteenth event at Jacksonville Beach.

With Juneteenth on Sunday, several Jacksonville organizations found ways to celebrate the now federal holiday early on Saturday.

SeniorCare365′s Black History event celebrates our elders--the generations that have endured the civil rights movement. With games, music of their time and fun prizes, it is a gathering to celebrate love and birthdays -- to honor our our senior citizens and show them a good time.

With so much history discussed about St. Augustine and Jacksonville, there are plenty of nuggets connected to Black History that many don’t know about. Rance hit the archives to dig up a few interviews about the notable history of the River City and the First City. A deeper dive into the history is in the works. Consider this an appetizer.

Juneteenth is coming up, this weekend in fact -- and for those who might be unfamiliar, the holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.

Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved Black people learned they had been freed, is often celebrated by families across the nation -- with events including cookouts, parades or community festivals.

Juneteenth, which takes place June 19 each year, is the name for the date in 1865 when Union soldiers freed the remaining slaves in Texas, enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation.