Clearwater church spreading message of love after vandalism on Black Lives Matter sign

A Clearwater church is turning a negative into a positive after its Black Lives Matter sign was vandalized. They debuted a new sign showering love back into the community.....Read More

“It’s repulsive”: State House advances bill to limited use of pride flags

In a heated State House subcommittee meeting Wednesday, a bill advanced that would put restrictions on LGBTQ, Black Lives Matter, and other flags on some Florida buildings.....Read More

Ron DeSantis thinks Insurrection Act should have been used against Black Lives Matter protests

Gov. Ron DeSantis has quibbled about whether the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol Riots constituted an insurrection, but he has no such qualms about making a similar declaration about Black Lives Matter protests and how he would have handled them.....Read More

Florida Supreme Court hears arguments on protest law amid allegations of targeting Black activists

James Tysse at the Florida Supreme Court, 10/4/23 // Credit: Florida Supreme Court Youtube

On Wednesday, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to a 2021 law that enhanced penalties and created new crimes during protests that turn violent.

Groups including the Dream Defenders and NAACP argue that the law was enacted seemingly in response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.

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Florida Supreme Court hears arguments on protest law amid allegations of targeting Black activists

On Wednesday, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to a 2021 law that enhanced penalties and created new crimes during protests that turn violent.

Groups including the Dream Defenders and NAACP argue that the law was enacted seemingly in response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.

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Jacksonville shootings refocus attention on the city’s racism past and the struggle to move on

Jacksonville's racist past seemed to be losing its hold. But the racist killing of three Black people was a painful and startling reminder.

By some measures, Jacksonville was making strides to emerge from its racist past. But the killing of three Black people by a young, white shooter was a painful and startling reminder that the remnants of racism still fester in the Florida city.

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SHAME: Only Black students at Florida school were singled out for bad test scores, report says

Parents at one Florida elementary school are upset that only Black students were singled out for bad test scores, regardless if they were below-average, average, or above-average, according to a report.

Black students at Bunnell Elementary in Flagler County were reportedly called into an assembly Friday and lectured about consequences of not being successful, according to WESH. The students were allegedly told if they’re not successful, they could end up killed or going to jail.

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Biden to establish national monument honoring Emmett Till

President Biden will reportedly sign a proclamation on Tuesday to establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black teenager whose lynching in 1955 galvanized the Civil Rights Movement.....MORE

Black Lives Matter marks 10th anniversary with new calls for justice

BLM organizations will commemorate the decade with in-person and virtual events, issuing renewed calls to reallocate money from police departments and into Black communities that have suffered from police brutality, unequal treatment in criminal justice systems and mass incarceration.....MORE

Maxwell Frost: GOP Bill Attempting To 'Attack And Vilify The Black Lives Matter Movement'

Report: Democracy for Black Americans under attack, especially in Florida

Florida has been the epicenter, targeting critical race theory and opposing AP African American studies.

Extreme views adopted by some local, state and federal political leaders who try to limit what history can be taught in schools and seek to undermine how Black officials perform their jobs are among the top threats to democracy for Black Americans, the National Urban League says.

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A controversial higher-ed bill, the companion to HB 999, advances in the Florida Senate

A measure designed to carry out parts of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ higher-education agenda moved forward Wednesday in the Senate, after changes that included a proposal to give university presidents ultimate hiring authority at their schools.

The Republican-controlled Senate Education Appropriations Committee voted 8-4 along party lines to approve the bill (SB 266).

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