Coverage dated October 27, 2026

Jacksonville’s gun violence is rooted in redlining and homes built on toxic waste

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JACKSONVILLE — In a Florida county with a startling rate of child firearm injuries, a boarded-up elementary school named for famed educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune sits in a 250-acre site once called “ Brown’s Dump .

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KFF Health News
Jacksonville, Florida’s Gun Violence Is Rooted in Redlining and Homes Built on Toxic Waste (opens KFF Health News)
Published Oct 27, 2026
KFF Health News's feed description
Poisons from Jacksonville, Florida’s “Brown’s Dump” seeped into the lifeblood of residents. The harm to their physical and mental health is tied today to another public health crisis: high rates of gun violence among children.
Tampa Bay Times
Jacksonville’s gun violence is rooted in redlining and homes built on toxic waste (opens Tampa Bay Times)
Published Oct 27, 2026
Tampa Bay Times's feed description
JACKSONVILLE — In a Florida county with a startling rate of child firearm injuries, a boarded-up elementary school named for famed educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune sits in a 250-acre site once called “ Brown’s Dump .