Florida State Bounced Checks Teacher bonus checks are bouncing in Florida When dozens of Florida teachers tried to cash their state-issued $1,000 bonus checks this week, they got a startling response: “insufficient funds.” No, the State of Florida hasn’t run out of money. Instead, the bad checks are being blamed on a “banking error” by Read More…
Legacy Home Loans – Black-owned mortgage banking firm headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, have opened three new branch offices in Black and minority communities as they continue to make good on their commitment to empowering African American communities throughout the United States. “We have a focus on building sustainable wealth through homeownership and leaving family Read More…
Global report: FL among top states for mass incarceration. Florida and a dozen other states imprison people at the highest rates in the world, without demonstrating that incarceration reduces crime, says the Prison Policy Initiative, a non-partisan research and policy advocacy organization. Florida’s rate of incarceration in prisons and jails was 795 people per 100,000, Read More…
Petty Officer 3rd Class Montreye Edwards, a native of Ocala, Florida, serves the U.S. Navy at Littoral Combat Ship Mine Division TWELVE operating out of San Diego, California. Edwards joined the Navy two years ago. Today, Edwards serves as an engineman. “I am a third-generation sailor,” said Edwards. “My uncle and grandfather were both in Read More…
The Other Afghan Women: War what is it good for Absolutely Nothing. In the countryside, the endless killing of civilians turned women against the occupiers who claimed to be helping them. Late one afternoon this past August, Shakira heard banging on her front gate. In the Sangin Valley, which is in Helmand Province, in southern Read More…
Gainesville Florida Downtown, Taking It Back: To Control Gainesville’s Downtown Homeless During The Pandemic, Police Turned To A Private Security Contractor Since then, a camp has grown at old Fire Station 1, a city property slated for redevelopment. Tents of all sizes, makeshift bikes and art projects, and a table with food, drinks, clothes and Read More…
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