Posts in category Civil Rights

John Lewis PHOTO BY KEVIN HICKS OF SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com MIAMI – Over 1,200 Miami-Dade students got a first-hand history …

Dr. Maya Angelou COURTESY OF HISTORY THINGS By DINIZULU GENE TINNIE Special to South Florida Times Of course, every date on the calendar, like every …

Katherine Johnson PHOTOS COURTESY OF NASA Staff Report Being handpicked as one of three black students to integrate West Virginia’s graduate schools is something that …

Left to Right: Harriett Tubman, Gwen Ifill, Jurnee Smollett, and Issa Rae PHOTOS COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA, ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT, PINTEREST, AND ISSARAE.COM Staff Report Courtesy of the National …

By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com “Did you ever know that you’re my hero And everything I would like to be? I can fly higher than …

Left to right: City of Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson and Miami-Dade County Deputy Mayor Russell Benford present Sandra K. Gipson, …

MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – A juror’s use of racial or ethnic slurs during deliberations over a defendant’s guilt can be a reason for …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – After failing to prevent Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation, civil rights groups are now shifting their attention …

By Gary FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – After repeated delays, the mansion that was once home to one of Florida’s most well-regarded governors is …

“We must work together to make a way out of no way. #goodtrouble” was the last thing John Lewis tweeted Sunday, along with a picture …