Tag: Florida Times-Union

  • UNF professor explores the impact of skin tone on the everyday lives of African-American women The Florida Times-Union 2016-01-18 Rhema Thompson JeffriAnne Wilder always knew African-Americans came in many shades. She saw it in her own family, from her light-skinned older sister to her two dark-skinned brothers. Her complexion fell somewhere in the middle. “I…

  • SANDS OF TIME: American Beach nears 80-year anniversary The Florida Times-Union Jacksonville, Florida 2014-10-13 Alec Newell The extended family of Zephaniah Kingsley, Anna Jai, and their descendants have been major players in shaping the history of Northeast Florida during three colonial periods, American territorial times, Florida statehood and on into the 20th century. Between Lake…