The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (Justice) jointly released a Resource on Confronting Racial Discrimination in Student Discipline.
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Redistricting Plan Sparks Constitutional Standoff
According to a news release from the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, the travel advisory comes in direct response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools.”
In partnership with the Broward Partnership for the Homeless, teenagers from the southeastern region (Florida, Alabama and Georgia) of Jack and Jill of America gave away $42,000 to 5 deserving families. The teens raised the money through a Double Good fundraiser.
Is the billowing black smoke from sugarcane burning causing health problems for residents in nearby farming communities in Palm Beach County including Belle Glade and Pahokee, and Hendry County?
Gov. Ron DeSantis this week stood at a lectern with a placard declaring “let kids be kids” as he signed a suite of bills targeting LGBTQ issues — something the organization Equality Florida branded as the governor’s “slate of hate.”
Continuing an effort to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives from Florida’s higher-education system, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a measure aimed at prohibiting colleges and universities from spending money on “DEI” programs.
The buzz and excitement in anticipation of the new mixed-used development coming to the 1200 block of Sistrunk boulevard is comparable to the unveiling of a historic monument. Sistrunk Boulevard, formerly named Six Street, was once a vibrant main street for the Black community of Fort Lauderdale. It was the heartbeat of Black entrepreneurship, an economic corridor for Black-owned businesses and a corridor of Black pride and respect.
The move to drop the charges against Gillum, a former Tallahassee mayor, comes after jurors on May 4 acquitted him of lying to federal investigators but were unable to reach a verdict on charges that he and his political mentor, Sharon Lettman-Hicks, bilked political contributors out of money and illegally steered it to Gillum for his personal use.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had said he would let a grand jury decide whether to file charges.