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The civil rights activist will talk to the UN Committee to Eliminate Racial Discrimination about Floridas and Gov. Ron DeSantis "anti-riot" law.

Devon Gregory was in the passenger seat in a vehicle pulled over by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on Nov. 17, 2020, on San Juan Avenue near Cassat Avenue.

The second annual walk/run will support the victims and families of police brutality. Author: Phillip Emmanuel Updated: 11:29 PM EDT April 23, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A race that celebrates and elevates Black lives is returning to Jacksonville in May. “When I see a police officer I still get nervous,” said Tanisha Crisp, Organizer of the Black Lives Matter 5K Run & Walk. That nervous moment Crisp speaks of comes from the anxiety of violent police videos o...

18-year-old who died in police traffic stop laid to rest Updated:  Tags:  It was a celebration of life for Gregory. “My cousin was a young black man who deserved a chance. He was scared. We’re all scared for young black men. We don’t know what to do,” said Stacy Jackson. Jackson says her cousin was inspiring. He loved his family and did all he could for them. “He enjoyed his life,” she said. “He didn’t deserve this way to die. He deserves justice.” The family is demanding an...

Civil rights leaders demand independent review of Jacksonvilles officer-involved shooting of Devon Gregory The Sheriffs Office has not specified the violation that saw a Zone 4 task force pull the car over. Author: Florida Times-Union, Dan Scanlan Published: 7:54 PM EST December 10, 2020 Updated: 7:54 PM EST December 10, 2020 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A national civil rights leader is demanding an independent investigation into the Nov. 17 officer-...

A national civil rights leader is demanding an independent investigation into the Nov. 17 officer-involved shooting that ended when a Black 18-year-old shot himself, then was fired at by four Jacksonville officers after a tense standoff on San Juan Avenue. Bishop Tavis Grant, national field secretary for the Rainbow Push Coalition, is joining local civil rights groups in pushing for the release of all bodycam video from that night as well as engaging city leaders in discussions about the c...

The family of 18-year-old Devon Gregory is speaking out about his death as cries from civil rights groups intensify for an investigation into what led to his death.