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Beleaguered Broward Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes Resigns
Brenda Snipes has resigned from her post as supervisor of elections for Broward County, effective Jan. 4, 2019. […]
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National Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Launches Federal Lawsuit Exposing Anti-Minority Tactics of Gilead Sciences
A new federal lawsuit against Gilead Sciences exposes how the pharmaceutical giant is putting profits over people, especially oppressed groups including Black and LGBT communities, said renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump. […]
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Broward County Commission unanimously approves Holness’ item to name Courthouse Wing after TJ Reddick
The Broward County Commission unanimously approved Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness’ item to name the north wing of the Seventeenth Judicial Court of Florida after the late Thomas J. (TJ) Reddick, Jr., prominent attorney, and namesake of the TJ Reddick Bar Association, established in 1982 at the Wednesday, November 14 commission meeting. […]
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National Civil Rights Group responds to conclusion of Florida and Georgia Electoral Races
Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement in response to the conclusion of electoral races in Florida and Georgia: […]
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Mississippi Campaign Heats Up After ‘Lynching’ Remark
If the comment was an exaggerated expression of regard, many in the one-time civil rights hotbed — and many more from across the nation — didn’t see it that way. It not only ignited interest in the under-the-radar Senate race, it galvanized Espy’s supporters. […]
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City of Miramar Mayor welcomes Kingston, Jamaican Delegation for presentation on Disaster And Emergency Operations Best Practices
Mayor Wayne M. Messam of the City of Miramar is pleased to welcome His Worship, The Honorable Mayor of Kingston [Jamaica], Senator and Councillor, Delroy H. Williams; Chief Executive Officer of Kingston & St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Mr. Robert Hill; and the honorable mayor’s delegation from Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday, November 20th, for an Disaster and Emergency Management Best Practices presentation at the Miramar Police Department’s new Emergency Operations Center. […]
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The war on drugs is one thing, but the war to ‘Count Every Vote’ is another
This quarrelsome depiction of a fair and just system of elections has left a country divided and civilized people wandering what will be next? […]
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Major General Marcelite Jordan Harris, First African American Female Major General in US Military, Passes At 75
Major General Marcelite Jordan Harris passed September 7, 2018 at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, where she was taken while on a Caribbean vacation. Though her death was sudden and unexpected, she was surrounded by loved ones […]
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Stacey Abrams: ‘It ain’t Over until it’s Over’
By Thursday, two days after Republican Brian Kemp declared victory, Abrams is still calling for every vote to be counted and she’s hoping that the results will at least be enough for a runoff, if absentee ballots don’t push her over the top altogether. […]
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City of Miramar Announces New City Manager
The City of Miramar is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Vernon E. Hargray as its next City Manager. […]