Posts in category Politics

RIVIERA BEACH — The two African American members of the Palm Beach County School Board are fighting to keep their seats as they face re-election …

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Republicans, who control the Legislature, said Tuesday that they will not appeal a landmark ruling that found that the state’s map for …

The United Negro College Fund, the primary fund-raising organization for private, historically black colleges, is a revered institution for many African Americans. Its successes are …

WASHINGTON (AP) – A powerful government workers' union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million from …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A former Broward County police officer is contending that Florida Gov. Rick Scott violated the state's election laws.  

ATLANTA (AP) – The former executive assistant to the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party has filed a federal lawsuit claiming race discrimination.

WASHINGTON — To hear President Barack Obama describe it, there’s a creeping case of cynicism setting in across the country, leading Americans to suspect that …

JACKSON, Miss. — After black voters helped Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran survive an intense Republican primary runoff against an insurgent conservative challenger, some civil rights …

MIAMI — Attorneys for gay couples, the state of Florida and proponents of so-called traditional marriage squared off last Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to …

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress for emergency spending of more than $2 billion to deal with the crisis of …