Will Brown

Jacksonville

Son of God, Father of Ben, Husband of Whitney. @FAMU_1887 & @usfsp grad. I'm also a @Report4America corps member at Jacksonville Today (@JAXTDY) & @WJCTnews.

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Jacksonville Journey Forward seeks $3 million budget for literacy, chronic absenteeism

2 days ago | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. The Jacksonville Journey Forward board will send a proposed $3.33 million budget to Mayor Donna Deegan’s office to promote early literacy, provide job training for incarcerated people returning to society and gang prevention programming for its first full year of services. The Journey Forward board made the budgetary suggestion during its monthly meeting Thursday afternoon.
Q&A | New 904Ward CEO outlines her plans amid shifting DEI landscape

5 days ago | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown

On Tuesday, her first day as CEO of racial equity nonprofit 904Ward, Audrieanna Burgin discussed her journey, her hometown and how she envisions the organization moving forward as it enters its second decade. Q: As someone who is a 904 person — you are a product of Duval County Public Schools, you have a degree from the University of North Florida – you are a true Duval till you die kind of person. What does it mean to have those roots and have this position that you have?
Jax Pride Month celebration altered amid drawbridge confusion

6 days ago | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown

The first night of Pride Month left some in Downtown Jacksonville perplexed and others persistent. Pride in our Freedoms – Community Bridge lighting was slated to feature about 120 people holding flashlights Sunday along the western sidewalk of the Main Street Bridge to celebrate Northeast Florida’s LGBTQ community. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.
PHOTO ESSAY | Jacksonville schools mark closures with smiles amid somber celebrations

1 week ago | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown

This week, six Jacksonville schools that have educated children for a combined 450 years will forever close their doors. What was decided by seven politicos in a boardroom by the river is now being felt by scores of students, parents and school faculty in the Sandalwood, Grand Park, Windy Hill and Woodstock neighborhoods. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one. Former Annie R.
Eastside park rededicated as symbol of community commitment

1 week ago | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown

Community titans devoted a warm, springtime afternoon Out East to the neighborhood legends whose efforts set the foundation for the Eastside’s current metamorphosis. Nearly 100 people attended the rededication Thursday of Buster Ford Checkerboard Park. The park was initially dedicated in 1996 but fell into disrepair and abandonment. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.
‘Honey Dripper Lady’ eager to bring smiles to VyStar Ballpark

2 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown

For Alice Kimbrough a honey dripper is more than a sweet, sugary sensation. The Jacksonville treat is a sign of obedience. The Eastside native has owned and operated Honey Dripper House since 2008. What started as a way to earn supplemental income over the summertime blossomed into a venture that is now in partnership with Jacksonville’s professional baseball club. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.
Jacksonville celebrates Florida's Emancipation Day

2 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown

On Tuesday, Jacksonville city officials commemorated the 160th anniversary of Emancipation Day in Florida. They recalled that Black liberation in the U.S. came covered in the blood of the Civil War. They also championed freedom, resilience and hope for the days and decades ahead. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one. Eartha M.M. White helped organize Jacksonville’s first Emancipation Day commemoration in 1913.
A.L. Lewis fund expands grants as nonprofits face uncertainty

2 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown

Cooperative economics is more than a Kwanzaa principle. In Jacksonville, it’s the financial muscle that helps preserve the legacy of Abraham Lincoln Lewis. The A.L. Lewis Black Opportunity & Impact Fund decided to expand its impact by having two rounds of grant funding this year. Earlier this month, it provided 40 local nonprofits with $2,000 apiece to help with their grassroots programming ahead of the summer. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.
Northeast Florida nonprofits get grants to address 'heirs property'

3 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown

Northeast Florida’s prevalence of properties without a clear title was enough of a concern to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta that it devoted $650,000 in the region to combat what’s known as “heirs property.” Heirs properties are lands that are inherited by multiple family members. These parcels often lack a will or estate plan for ownership of the property. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.
How one nonprofit helps Jacksonville scholars thrive

3 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown

Viviana Rivera spent nearly 20 minutes listening to every syllable Byron Boston shared Tuesday night. The Fletcher High student plans to study finance at the University of Central Florida this fall. The opportunity for an 18-year-old who will be the first in her family to attend college to listen to the CEO of a financial services firm with $9 billion in assets was created through Thrive Scholars Jacksonville. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.