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education, education policy, florida, memorial attire, policy, race - November 16, 2018

Schools Ban ‘Memorial Attire,’ Showing More Interest in Policing Black Students Than Teaching Them

Students at a Jacksonville, Fla., high school say they’ve been banned from wearing “memorial attire”—that is, clothes or jewelry honoring a deceased love one—because local officials believe the commemorations are tied to “gang activity.”

Florida’s partisan recount battle goes back to court

Florida’s ongoing recount battle heads back to a courtroom Wednesday. Lawyers for Democrats will ask a federal judge to set aside the state law mandating that mailed-in votes be thrown out if the signature on the envelope doesn’t match the signature on file with election authorities. This is the latest skirmish in Florida’s legally […]

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Florida recount chugs along as more irregularities surface

Florida's election recount is chugging along as more irregularities are uncovered and a judge asked the warring sides to "ramp down the rhetoric."

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Mishaps, protests and litigation overshadow Florida recount

Mishaps, protests and litigation are overshadowing the vote recount in Florida's pivotal races for governor and Senate.

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Florida Secretary of State orders recount in Gillum’s gubernatorial race, 2 more races

The Florida Secretary of State has ordered a recount in three tight election races, including the governor’s race that included Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum, who could become the state’s first Black governor. Secretary of State Ken Dentzer officially ordered a machine recount Saturday in the races for: Governor, between Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and Republican Ron […]

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You Thought the Elections Were Over? Well, Florida Says Hold My Beer as Races May Head for a Recount

I was at a bar once when my buddy asked me to run “shy brother” and introduce him to a woman way out of his league. I walked over and explained that my friend thought she was attractive but he was super shy. She laughed. She’d seen Five Heartbeats, and then she very politely told me that she was waiting for her…

Floridians May Not Have Elected Andrew Gillum but Did Vote to Restore Voting Rights to Over 1 Million Ex-Felons

Much to our eternal chagrin, Floridians did not elect Andrew Gillum as governor of their deservedly designated simple-minded (and often repressive) state. However, on Election Day, they did vote “yes” on Amendment 4, a citizen-proposed ballot initiative that will enable more than one million ex-felons to regain their…

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florida, voter suppression, voting rights - November 06, 2018

Florida Just Passed the Largest Expansion of Voting Rights the United States Has Seen in Decades

Here’s one bit of good news out of Florida to tide you over no matter what happens for the rest of this hell night: A majority of Floridians voted in favor of Amendment 4, which restores voting rights for people with felony convictions. This will restore the right to vote to 1.5 million people, according to data from…

Andrew Gillum Sends Message to Trump and DeSantis: “The politics of hatred and separation have come to an end”

With a crowd of supporters cheering him on, Andrew Gillum cast his ballot for governor of Florida this morning at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Tallahassee, FL. Gillum paused to speak with reporters after casting his vote from himself in Florida’s closely watched gubernatorial race. He joked that he tried to look at his […]

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The Download | November 5th: Increase in the early ballots cast by Black democrats in FL. + Rihanna endorses gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum

Despite typically low numbers during midterm elections, Black voters are already showing up to the polls. In the state of Florida– there has been an increase in the early ballots casted by Black Democrats. According to the Florida Democratic Party, in 2014, 344,352 African American Democrats cast ballots early. In 2018, that number is 474,455 and that doesn’t […]

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Mayor Andrew Gillum heads back to Tallahassee after two killed in yoga studio shooting

Mayor Andrew Gillum says he’s indefinitely suspending his campaign for governor in light of a fatal shooting in Tallahassee at a yoga studio on Friday.

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Frustrated With Trump, Some Florida Republicans Throw Support Behind Andrew Gillum

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—One of the first things Joe Bryant did when I walked into his home was to hand me his Republican Party membership card.

Obama headed to Miami to campaign with Andrew Gillum ahead of heated Florida race

It was only a matter of time before Democratic rising star Andrew Gillum and former President Barack Obama‘s path’s crossed. Monday, it was announced that Obama is scheduled to stump with Florida’s two top-of-ticket candidates, Gillum and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, in Miami on Friday, which is only four days before the November 6th elections. READ […]

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Wannabe Cop Who Shot and Killed a Black Man Says He's Sorry But He Shouldn't Have Been Sent to Prison

Remember Robert Bates? Sure you do. He was the old, white Oklahoma man who wanted desperately to be a cop, so he donated loads of money to his local police force and, in turn, was allowed to be a volunteer deputy and participate in ride-alongs and even had a real working gun, which he used to kill Eric Harris in 2015.

What We Know About Mail Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc Jr.

Law enforcement officials arrested and charged 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc, Jr. on Friday, in connection with at least a dozen pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats, including former President Barack Obama, Rep. Maxine Waters, the Clintons, and philanthropist George Soros, all frequent targets of public attacks by…

Final stretch of campaigns dominated by race

The final stretch of the midterm campaign is increasingly dominated by debate over one of the most sensitive issues in American culture: race.

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Ron DeSantis, Andrew Gillum exchange insults in final Florida debate

Republican former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis and Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum agreed that some people are being pushed over the edge by extreme political rhetoric.

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andrew gillum, florida, kingfish, racism, robocall - October 23, 2018

The Most Pathetically Racist Robocall You've Ever Heard Against Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum

Ok, racists listen up. It’s 2018. If you’re going to be racist, please step your insult game up. Most of the kids born in the 1980s don’t have a clue who the hell Stepin Fetchit was or know that Kingfish was one of the stars of the wildly popular Amos & Andy.

Black College Students in Florida Use Early Voting to Make Sure Their Voices Will Be Taken Seriously

Jacksonville, Fla.—Kamiyah Robinson didn’t have to leave the campus of the oldest HBCU in Florida, Edwards Waters College, to vote for the first time.

“I don’t feel real”: Mental stress mounting after Hurricane Michael

Amy Cross has a hard time explaining the stress of living in a city that was splintered by Hurricane Michael.

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VIRAL VIDEO: Coral Springs police repeatedly punch 14-year-old girl

A Florida mother believes that excessive force was used on her teenage daughter who was struck and arrested by a police officer at a mall that was caught on video and has gone viral. But police say the video doesn’t capture the entire story. The troubling incident occurred Thursday at a mall in Coral Springs […]

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Florida, News, Police, Soccer - October 19, 2018

Black soccer dad fights back tears as he speaks about ‘Golf cart Gail’ calling police on him

Gerald Jones believes he ‘absolutely’ deserves an apology after an overzealous white woman in Ponte Vedra, Florida called the police on him just because he yelled at his 13-year-old son while he was playing soccer. During an interview with ‘WJXX-TV Jones was visibly distraught and on the verge of tears while talking about the shocking incident […]

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Judge throws Florida cops in jail for framing Black teen with multiple burglaries

A judge in Florida has decided to throw a pair of cops in jail after they framed a Black Biscayne teen for a string of burglaries.

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Soccer While Black: #GolfCartGail Calls Cops on Father Cheering on Son at Soccer Game

A white woman answered the age-old question “Can I kick it?” with a definitieve “no” when she called her cousins (aka the police) on a father who was cheering on his son during a soccer game. The white woman, who appeared out of nowhere riding a golf cart has been dubbed Golf Cart Gail.

Scope of Hurricane Michael’s fury becomes clearer in Florida Panhandle

Hurricane Michael killed at least 16 people in Florida, most of them in the coastal county that took a direct hit from the storm.

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Hurricane Michael adds to hardship of Florida’s poor

In the days after Hurricane Michael smashed through her neighborhood, leaving many of her neighbors' homes destroyed, Mary Frances Parrish had few options.

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Education, Not Discrimination: NAACP Legal Defense Fund Asks Florida Schools to End Biased Hair Policies

As children returned to school this fall, new teachers and classmates weren’t the only things that greeted some students. More than one story surfaced of children being turned away, or sent home from school, because of culturally-specific hairstyles like braids or dreadlocks. One such child was six-year-old Clinton…

These Prisons Sit Directly in Michael’s Path—And Florida Didn't Evacuate Them

The Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) has evacuated six of its facilities, amounting to about 850 prisoners, in wake of historic Hurricane Michael. However, 13 counties across Florida have mandatory evacuations in place. That leaves 15 other facilities in those counties that are still potentially in harm’s way.

Trump Created a Fake Crime Wave, Then Took Credit For Solving It

Trump is talking so you know what that means? Another drug lord is being created only to be foiled by the White House.

Today is your last chance to register to vote in these 17 states- Are you ready for the midterm elections?

Today is a key day to register to vote in 17 states, where a lot is at stake for Black folks. If you've slept on midterm elections before, now is the time to care.

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Ron DeSantis is keeping cash from donor who called Obama the N-word

Campaign officials for Ron DeSantis may be denouncing donations from racists publicly, but behind the scenes, he doesn't plan to return any of their checks.

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The Download | September 17th: Governor candidates Andrew Gillum, Stacey Abrams and Benjamin Jealous talk dodging racism

Your daily 60-second politics news recap.

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Black College Students Speak Out About White Man Who Pulled Out a Gun While Stopping Them from Getting In 'His' Elevator

A white man caught on video harassing Florida A&M University students, at one point taking out his firearm, has been fired from his job as a hotel manager.

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