Florida

Lawyers Accuse DeSantis Of Dismantling Black Congressional District

The lawsuit claims that the Florida governor purposefully established districts that favored the Republican party.
09/27/2023

Orlando Church Hosting AP African American Studies Course

The Audubon Park Covenant Church will host the courses and more than 400 people have registered from across the country.
09/13/2023

Florida Teacher Who Led Assembly That Singled Out Black Students For Poor Test Scores Resigns

School officials forced Black children to attend the meeting regardless of academic performance, causing backlash among parents.
09/12/2023

DeSantis Snaps At Black Man Who Suggested His Policies Were Partly Behind Jacksonville Shooting

“You have allowed people to hunt people like me,” the man said to DeSantis.
09/08/2023

Dollar General To Donate $2.5 Million in Aftermath of Deadly Jacksonville Shooting

The city’s traumatized Black community is trying to heal after a white supremacist gunned down three victims.
09/05/2023

This Week In Good Black News: Dwyane Wade And Gabrielle Union Celebrate, Naomi Campbell Continues To Change The Fashion Game, And Colman Domingo Wows As Bayard Rustin

Plus, there was justice for two Black election workers who were harassed and threatened.
09/01/2023

Florida Black Male Achievers Program Won't Have To Change Its Name, After All

The state’s new anti-diversity law leaves many concerned about the future of Black campus groups at Tallahassee Community College.
08/31/2023

Black Surfer Says Racists In Florida Nailed His Board To A Tree

Andrew Sherlock Mills said white surfers told him, 'They can't stand to see a Black man in their waters.'
08/31/2023

Black Leaders Blast Florida Gov. DeSantis Over Jacksonville Shooting

His ‘rhetoric was always going to lead to violence,’ the Florida House Democratic leader says. But Gov. Ron DeSantis rejects that claim.
08/30/2023