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Jacksonville nonprofit eyes 75 years of studies into racial inequity


In December 904WARD, a 5-year-old community organization advancing racial equity in Jacksonville, hired its first CEO and announced plans to expand its efforts to end racism in the community.
One of those efforts was compiling 75 years of research    looking back at decades of disparities and failed efforts to address them, according to the nonprofit  and producing an eight-part series of progress reports,  Race in Retrospect.
The introductory report, released Feb. 12, will be followed by weekly reports through February and March on progress in education, health, housing, justice and the legal system, employment, media and politics and civic engagement.​
We kept coming back to the same point we do not need another study. Our community has researched this subject for more than 70 years,  said CEO Kimberly Allen. We know what the gaps are. We know where the challenges exist. We know where there is opportunity. Little has changed. Efforts advance, grou ....

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