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The Jacksonville Free Press enters its 40th year of telling Black stories

Published: February 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM

The Jacksonville Free Press, founded in September 1986 by Rita Carter Perry, marks a 40-year legacy of representing the Black press in Jacksonville.

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