In Gainesville, over 1,000 community members came together to march through the city last summer. Many of them were students at the University of Florida, carrying on Gainesville’s significant legacy of student activism, dating back to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and ‘60s. Since the Civil Rights Movement, groups of UF students and Read More…
Royal, a neighborhood just west of Wildwood in Sumter County — Royal, one of the oldest Black communities in the state, houses over 150 years of history. The grove of trees where Phillip James was born is just a few yards from where he sits now: the front lawn of the Wildwood house he’s called Read More…
Juvenile expunction bill soars through House The bill is among the most ambitious criminal justice reform efforts in decades. The House unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would broaden a juvenile’s ability to expunge their arrest record in Florida. State law limits expungement opportunities to minors who complete a diversion program after a first-time misdemeanor Read More…
Books N Bros, Book Club, Created by SIDNEY KEYS III, a sophomore at Pace Academy in Atlanta, is finding success in a book club he created for Black boys. The teen’s club, Books N Bros, allows Black children to come together and read stories which represent their own reality. Sidney started his club when he was 11 years Read More…
REPThe Real Deal On Reparations: How American History Has Justified H.R. 40 Those who were willing to commit to spending 4.5 billion dollars over the next decade to “celebrate” Juneteenth have no excuse for failing to support H.R. 40. Distorted portrait of Black male. / Photo Credit: Getty Images If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any Read More…
Marco Rubio warns CPAC of Marxist influence in America EPolitics and religion are at stake, Rubio warned. Sen. Marco Rubio characterized American life as “hard” on Friday and warned CPAC attendees of an ideology increasingly imposing its influence on America: Marxism. “I believe there are a lot of people in this country influenced by Marxism that Read More…
