The Latest Breaking News from Edward Waters University

Edward Waters announces it will build first on-campus dorm since 1982

Florida's oldest historically Black university has announced plans to build its first dormitory in four decades

The Independent UK · Oct 12

Security guard who confronted Jacksonville gunman before Dollar General shooting says he’s no ‘hero’

President of the historically Black college said a campus security officer likely stopped the gunman who fatally shot three people

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

OLD Security guard reveals confrontation with Jacksonville gunman before Dollar General shooting

President of the historically Black college said a campus security officer likely stopped the gunman who fatally shot three people

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Jacksonville shooter may have planned to target different dollar store before killing three – live

Three killed in mass shooting at Dollar General store just blocks from historically-Black Edward Waters University on Saturday afternoon

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

'You're not welcome here!' DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Jacksonville on Sunday to mourn the three victims killed in a racially motivated shooting at a local Dollar General.

WEKU · Aug 28, 2023

Biden says ‘no place’ for white supremacy in US after Florida racist attack

Hundreds gather for prayer vigils as three Black victims of Jacksonville shooting named.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2023

Ron DeSantis is booed by mourners as he attends Jacksonville vigil after racist shooting

Chorus of boos forces Florida governor to step back from microphone at vigil

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

Jacksonville killings: What we know about the hate crime

Authorities say a white man wearing a mask and brandishing a weapon with a swastika fatally shot three Black people Jacksonville, Florida, in what the city's sheriff described as a racially motivated attack

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023

White shooter kills 3 Black people in Florida as Washington celebrates landmark civil rights march

A masked white man carrying at least one weapon bearing a swastika fatally shot three Black people inside a Florida store Saturday in an attack with a clear motive of racial hatred, officials said.

France 24 · Aug 27, 2023

White shooter kills 3 Black people in Florida hate crime as Washington celebrates King’s dream

Jacksonville's sheriff says a white gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store Saturday was racially motivated and hated Black people

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023