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LGBTQ+ · JacksonvillePFLAG Jacksonville will host its annual celebration in August to award scholarships to local LGBTQ+ individuals pursuing post-secondary or trade school education. This year, PFLAG will be awarding up to 12 scholarships, surpassing the amounts in years prior. The celebration program will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 at UNF’s Adam W. Herbert University Center.Related: LGBTQ+ Community Resources in Jacksonville, FloridaThe deadline for sch…See the Story
PFLAG of Jacksonville offering scholarships to LGBTQ+ students in Northeast Florida
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Charter Schools · JacksonvilleMansur Mahmoud and his younger brother cried on their first day of school at IDEA River Bluff in Arlington.But they didn’t cry because they missed their family or precious toys. They cried because they could not understand or speak a word of English.That’s not the case anymore.“My name is Mansur,” the second-grader said to me in English. “I am from Afghanistan.”Mansur and his family moved from Afghanistan to Jacksonville approximately six months…See the Story
These students couldn’t speak English when they arrived in Jacksonville. A growing school program is changing that
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Jacksonville, Florida · JacksonvilleA 32-year-old woman was shot and killed in the parking lot of a gas station on Roosevelt Boulevard in the Lakeshore area, next to Fairfax, early Saturday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.Police said Demeshia Gainer was shot outside of a black four-door sedan that was in the parking lot of a Daily’s gas station around 5:30 a.m.Detectives said they found surveillance footage that shows the woman arriving at the gas station in a car …See the Story
32-year-old woman identified as victim in deadly Lakeshore area gas station shooting
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Jacksonville, Florida · JacksonvillePolice say the woman was shot in the upper right arm by a man who was then taken into custody when officers arrived. JSO says the woman and man know each other.See the Story
JSO: Woman shot in arm during dispute inside of hotel room in Northwest Jacksonville
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Jacksonville, Florida · JacksonvilleAsking for help can be hard to do, especially in Black or African American communities. Research shows many Black adults--especially older generations view mental health conditions as a personal weakness.RELATED: Push for more accessible mental health resources heightens in Black communityNyasha Poitier a licensed mental health counselor and the owner of The Art of Healing Jacksonville said this stems from history.“There has been a lot of persev…See the Story
Jacksonville mental health counselor addresses overcoming stigmas around Black mental health
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