Posts in category Civil Rights

Commissioner Dale Holness, above left, presents a Broward County Proclamation in recognition of the 35th anniversary of the dedication of historic Masjid Al-Iman by Imam …

Confederate monument in Tampa PHOTO COURTESY OF USF.EDU By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. – Officials decided Wednesday not to move a Confederate memorial …

Downtown Hollywood. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Associated Press HOLLYWOOD, Fla. Five people were arrested after a clash about Florida streets named for Confederate generals spilled …

Walter Irvin, Charles Greenlee, and Samuel Shepherd were framed for a rape that never occurred. Ernest Thomas, the fourth person accused, fled. He was hunted …

Justice Clarence Thomas PHOTO COURTESY OF BIOGRAPHY.COM By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press MIAMI – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities may sue banks …

Marjory Stoneman Douglas was among the finalists to replace the Confederate statute of General Edmund Kirby Smith. By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A …

Woman who lived in former Edisto Island slave cabin visits Smithsonian. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN LENS By JESSE J. HOLLAND …

Dream Defenders co-founder umi selah, right, thanks Elaine Brown for her support. Photo courtesy of Anne-Marie Rene for Dream Defenders. By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com OPA-LOCKA, …

ESSENCE May Cover PHOTO COURTESY OF ESSENCE Staff Report NEW YORK – Essence will unveil its firstever “Woke 100” list in the May 2017 issue. …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Staff Report MIAMI – Known for being one of Florida’s most vocal social justice organizations, Miami-based activist group The Dream Defenders …