An open letter

     After a few weeks off to engage in professional development or much needed personal care, Florida’s teachers are ready to welcome students back for the 2023-2024 school year. However, when Floridians express apprehension about teaching the standards because they feel that this will make them “lie to the kids,” we should listen. […]

     As native-born Floridians, graduates of Bethune-Cookman University, inheritors and custodians of the legacy of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, and in the absence of our beloved founder to express her own opinions about the importance of African American history, we write to encourage every leader and citizen in the state of Florida to double down and resist any notion of eliminating the indispensable role of people of African descent in Florida’s education curriculum at any level. In the legacy of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, we employ all the citizens of Florida to rise up to help their leaders garner respect for the uses of their power. […]

An Open Letter to Sen. Minority Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans […]

     As I’ve watched an amazing resurgence with our Rattler Football team under the leadership of head coach Willie Simmons, I can only feel sorry for him at this point.  Of course there are three games remaining in the season, but the toughest stretch of the schedule is over.  The team has performed masterfully since the opening defeat against FBS opponent UCF. […]

An Open Letter to Faith and Politics Institute concerning Bloody Sunday
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An open letter to house speaker Boehner By Stephanie J. Jones Dear Speaker Boehner: It’s hard to know whether to feel pity or disgust for you as we watch you whine, bellow, threaten and renege […]

Construction unions have consistently discriminated against Black workers and contractors. […]

An open letter to Dr. Ben Carson […]