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Mar 13, 20242 min read
NAACP Urges Black Student-Athletes To Boycott Florida Public Colleges Following State Anti-DEI Policies
#NAACP President Derrick Johnson is urging Black student-athletes to reconsider attending Florida's public colleges in light of a state...
Feb 21, 20241 min read
Cop Unloads Shots Into Own Patrol Car While Suspect Is Handcuffed & Unarmed After Hearing Acorn Fall From TreeÂ
In Okaloosa County, #Florida, a shocking incident unfolded as a sheriff's deputy, Jesse Hernandez, mistook the sound of a fallen acorn...
Feb 20, 20241 min read
School Asks Parents Of Students For Permission To Have Book By An African American Author Read Out Loud In ClassÂ
A #Florida school district has stirred controversy by requiring parental consent for students to participate in a reading activity...
Feb 14, 20241 min read
NAACP Call For Federal Investigation Into The Deaths of 21 Inmates In Broward JailÂ
The #NAACP is calling for a federal investigation into the Broward Sheriff's Office and its management of #Florida's second-largest...
Jan 27, 20242 min read
State Funding Toward D.E.I. Initiatives On University Campuses Prohibited By Florida Board of GovernorsÂ
The #Florida Board of Governors has voted 15-2 to ban the use of state funding for #Diversity, #Equity, and #Inclusion (D.E.I.)...
Jan 26, 20242 min read
Rule Passes To "Permanently Prohibit" Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives At Public CollegesÂ
The #Florida State Board of Education has introduced stringent regulations aimed at restricting the use of public funds for Diversity,...
Jan 25, 20241 min read
Dollar General Location Where Racially Motivated Attack Killed Three Black People ReopensÂ
A #DollarGeneral store in #Jacksonville #Florida, where three Black people were killed in a racially motivated shooting last summer, has...
Jan 13, 20241 min read
Bill Could Define Accusations of Racism, Sexism, Homophobia and Transphobia As Cause For Defamation Â
A bill introduced in the #Florida Senate, known as SB 1780, proposes significant changes to defamation laws in the state. If passed, SB...
Jan 7, 20241 min read
Police Involved Death Of Breonte Johnson-Davis Sr. Leads To ProtestÂ
Activist groups are organizing a press conference and march at the Palmetto #Police Department, protesting the alleged police brutality...
Nov 3, 20232 min read
White House Says Historically Black College And Universities Owed More Than $13 Billion Over Decades
Land-grant, historically Black colleges and universities have been deprived of over $13 billion in funds over the last thirty years, as...
Nov 3, 20231 min read
Body Camera Video Of Le’Keian Woods Arrest Released By Jacksonville, Florida Sheriff's Office
Police body camera footage was made public, revealing a violent arrest of #LeKeianWoods, a 24-year-old Black man in #Jacksonville,...
Oct 30, 20232 min read
Florida Man David Allen Emanuel Sentenced For Truck Assault Against Historian Marvin Dunn & His Son
62-year-old white resident of Rosewood, #Florida David Allen Emanuel, was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for driving his...
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to ban diversity & inclusion programs in colleges and universities
There is a new #Florida bill that would possibly ban diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in colleges and universities. The Public...
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