The ''Jacksonville Free Press'' is a weekly newspaper serving the
African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ...
community of
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which th ...
. The newspaper was founded in 1986 by
Rita Carter Perry, Florida's first female founding publisher.
See also
*''
The Jacksonville Advocate''
References
External links
''Jacksonville Free Press'' official site''Jacksonville Free Press''
fully available full text available from the University of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
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Mass media in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville Free Press
Companies based in Jacksonville, Florida
African-American newspapers
Newspapers established in 1986
1986 establishments in Florida
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