Your 2025 Guide For Jax Jazz Fest and Black Businesses to Support
Traveling for a festival is one of my favorite ways to experience a new city. Check out some of the attractions that I did last year to enhance my time in Jax.
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Celebrate Juneteenth in Jacksonville, FL: Events and Businesses to Support
Explore Jacksonville’s Rich Black Heritage and Enjoy Juneteenth Juneteenth became an unofficial holiday in 1865 when 250,000 slaves in Texas, were declared free by the U.S. Army. Over time, Black communities in Texas and throughout the United States started celebrating our emancipation. Juneteenth was made a federal holiday in 2021 but even without national attention,…
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Feel the Jazz Magic at Jacksonville Jazz Festival this Memorial Day
The history of jazz in Jacksonville runs deep. The LaVilla neighborhood, near downtown, was referred to as the “Harlem of the South” in the 1940s and remained a hub of Black culture for decades.
