In 1950, a new school for Nassau County's African-American students opened near Yulee. Replacing one room frame schools, such as Brickyard, Chester, Odum Branch, and Yulee, Bryant Academy was named in honor of its first principal, James Benjamin Bryant. In 1969, the school was closed as a part of the integration of the Nassau County school system. Now the site is occupied by Yulee Elementary School. On Saturday, February 20th, the first Bryant Academy Grand School Reunion will take place virtually as a part of the efforts to capture the school's history before it is lost forever. Read More
In honor of Black History Month, join The Jaxson on Saturday, February 27th for a past, present and future tour of Jacksonville's first historic Black neighborhood to placed on the National Register of Historic Places: The Durkee Gardens National Register Historic District Read More
The Black church has and continues to play an important role in the Jacksonville we know today. Community, social and educational centers at a time when African-Americans weren't allowed at these types of spaces, there are no Blues, Jazz, R&B, Chitlin Circuit, historically Black colleges or Civil Rights Movement without the contributions and influence of the Black church. With that in mind, here are few of the oldest Black church congregations in Jacksonville. Read More
