//The mayor's office says so. Local activists and some officials are worried about the timing. JACKSONVILLE — Aug. 27 was already starred on the Jacksonville calendar. Then the city learned President Donald Trump was coming to town.Trump is scheduled to accept the Republican presidential nomination in Jacksonville on the 60th anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday, a notorious race riot in the city. On that day in 1960, hundreds of angry white people chased and beat demonstrators from the local NAACP Youth Council who sat at white-only lunch counters in an act of resistance. About 50 people were...…//The mayor's office says so. Local activists and some officials are worried about the timing. JACKSONVILLE — Aug. 27 was already starred on the Jacksonville calendar. Then the city learned President Donald Trump was coming to town.Trump is scheduled to accept the Republican presidential nomination in Jacksonville on the 60th anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday, a notorious race riot in the city. On that day in 1960, hundreds of angry white people chased and beat demonstrators from the local NAACP Youth Council who sat at white-only lunch counters in an act of resistance. About 50 people were...WW…

//He says he has a direct line to the White House, worked for Gov. Ron DeSantis and represents nearly 60,000 voters. So how come it's hard to find anyone who can back him up?As chairman of the Black Republican Caucus of Florida, Sean Pierre Jackson says he represents nearly 60,000 registered Black Republicans throughout the state.In photos plastered on the caucus website and social media, Jackson poses with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who he says he once advised, and other top GOP leaders, such as U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and President Donald Trump.The way...…//He says he has a direct line to the White House, worked for Gov. Ron DeSantis and represents nearly 60,000 voters. So how come it's hard to find anyone who can back him up?As chairman of the Black Republican Caucus of Florida, Sean Pierre Jackson says he represents nearly 60,000 registered Black Republicans throughout the state.In photos plastered on the caucus website and social media, Jackson poses with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who he says he once advised, and other top GOP leaders, such as U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and President Donald Trump.The way...WW…

Demonstrators spent Independence Day blocking Tampa Bay traffic. In Tampa, protesters were freed from jail and one denies the allegations against him. In St. Petersburg, a motorcyclist threatened marchers.UPDATE 1 a.m.The Tampa Police Department gave this version of events during the N Dale Mabry Highway protest:Police officials said the protest had grown from 40 to nearly 100 and had blocked traffic for nearly an hour. Then, after several warnings to disperse, officers moved in at 1:28 p.m. to arrest the “organizers and leaders of the protest.” The officers said objects were thrown at...…Demonstrators spent Independence Day blocking Tampa Bay traffic. In Tampa, protesters were freed from jail and one denies the allegations against him. In St. Petersburg, a motorcyclist threatened marchers.UPDATE 1 a.m.The Tampa Police Department gave this version of events during the N Dale Mabry Highway protest:Police officials said the protest had grown from 40 to nearly 100 and had blocked traffic for nearly an hour. Then, after several warnings to disperse, officers moved in at 1:28 p.m. to arrest the “organizers and leaders of the protest.” The officers said objects were thrown at...WW…

September 21, 2020CLEARWATER, Fla. — Betty Jones voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, but the lifelong Republican has her doubts she will do it again this year.The federal response to the coronavirus pandemic that has killed about 200,000 Americans and forced older adults to restrict their activities has her contemplating a leadership change.It “makes me unsure,” said Jones, 78, of Largo, in Pinellas County, Florida. Before COVID-19, she said, she would have definitely voted for Trump.Polls show that many people will have the pandemic and its public health and economic consequences on...…September 21, 2020CLEARWATER, Fla. — Betty Jones voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, but the lifelong Republican has her doubts she will do it again this year.The federal response to the coronavirus pandemic that has killed about 200,000 Americans and forced older adults to restrict their activities has her contemplating a leadership change.It “makes me unsure,” said Jones, 78, of Largo, in Pinellas County, Florida. Before COVID-19, she said, she would have definitely voted for Trump.Polls show that many people will have the pandemic and its public health and economic consequences on...WW…