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Black History Month at the Beach To celebrate the month, we offer a few highlights of Black history and notable trailblazers at the...

Immigration Battles The GOP-controlled U.S. House is poised to jettison a bipartisan Senate bill on immigration with funding for Ukraine...

Weakening Florida's Gun Laws The release of the Department of Justice report on the Uvalde school shooting is a sobering reminder of the...

8 Ways to Protect American Democracy Martin Luther King's historic efforts to extend and protect the voting rights of all Americans face...

What's Ahead: 2024 Legislative Session The 2024 Legislative Session opens tomorrow (Tuesday, January 9th). Lawmakers in the GOP-dominated...

Three Plus Reasons for Optimism in 2024 We're starting 2024 by channeling Simon Rosenbergand highlighting three reasons he cites for...

You Made A Difference! As we put a bow on 2023, let's celebrate the accomplishments and difference all our hard work made this year,...

Holiday Fun! The BAM Holiday Party was great fun! We gathered with friends and celebrated the season and our many successes in 2023. We...

Celebrate the Season With Us Thursday, Dec.14! Join us for the annual BAM Holiday Party this Thursday, December 14th at 7 p.m. at the...

Gaza: No End in Sight Hopes for a continued truce in the Gaza conflict ended last week as negotiations broke down and bombing resumed in...

Take 'Em Down Urges Immediate Action Take ‘Em Down Jax, a coalition of community groups and social justice advocates, is calling for...

Giving Thanks Time to take a break, pause, and appreciate all the reasons we have to be grateful as we head into 2024. Our thanks to:...

What a Difference a Week Makes From despair to jubilation. What a difference a week makes! Nervous pundits and pollsters were wrong once...

Another Head-Scratching Poll New polling again underscores the significant disconnect between President Biden's accomplishments and voter...

Frightening outcome: New House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected House Speaker last week ending 22 days of Congressional paralysis. By now...

The Mideast: Starkly Different Responses The current Mideast crisis provides another chilling reminder of the importance of the 2024...

We've Heard this Song Before. . . The GOP is doing everything possible to throw the country into yet another shutdown crisis, renege on...

Government Shutdown Averted - For Now A last minute bipartisan compromise passed late Saturday night will keep the government open for...

No Government Shut-down! If Congress fails to pass a funding bill by September 30, the U.S. government will shut down. That means...

SOE to Share Info on New Law & Plans for Voter Outreach, Engagement Duval Supervisor of Elections (SOE) Jerry Holland will discuss the...