Scott and Florida GOP threaten Florida Supreme Court Justices ...

TALLAHASSEE, FL – State Rep. Perry Thurston (D-Plantation), the incoming House Democratic Leader, issued the following Open Letter to Floridians regarding Florida’s independent judiciary.  In the letter, Rep. Thurston urges Floridians to vote “no” on Florida’s Amendment 5, “yes” to retaining three Florida Supreme Court justices, and he asks Floridians to call on State Attorney General Pam Bondi to reject th ...

Truth is limited in the politics of political deception ...

[caption id="attachment_4537" align="alignleft" width="161"] M. Starita Boyce Ansari[/caption] In this tough election, we must not lose sight of social justice and interdependence By M. Starita Boyce Ansari, Ph.D.      BlackNews.com — Fifty years ago, Americans from community after community came together and committed to a vision for justice and equality. People fought. People died. People transcended the ...

As a Black man in America shouldn’t we be upset? ...

Social Security keeps about 30 percent of older African Americans and Hispanics from retirement poverty ...

Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to attend an all-white elementary school in the South. ...

The need for ‘kinship cares’ ...

We agree that anyone found criminally responsible should be prosecuted to the law’s full extent. However, a criminal prosecution of this firm’s workers is not sufficient to protect the integrity of Florida’s voting rolls. ...

My faith, my basic beliefs and the act of voting are integral to each other ...