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Elizabeth Warren has had a major turnaround in regards to her public perception among liberals. Just weeks ago, she was part of a senate committee that unanimously approved Ben Carson to become the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Now, she’s become a symbol for Anti-Trump sentiment after she was silenced by Republic senators during a […]

When Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s administration announced new voting practices for the state last year, civil rights groups and local officials protested. The groups said that African Americans and Latinos would be unfairly targeted and not be able to vote. Turns out they were right.

Very few athletes, or any person in the public eye for that matter, handle themselves with the amount of humility and class that Derrick Rose does. And I for one am so glad that he can be someone who kids look up to. More kids will believe that they can make it. Because he did.

And all of this makes Scott-Heron’s new album, I’m New Here, all the more stunning; not since the Rick Rubin-assisted resurrection of Johnny Cash’s legendary (and, by the earlier 90’s, similarly derailed) career has an older, seemingly past-their-prime artist returned with something so haunting, so vital, and so unequivocably brilliant.

Young people from across Florida have flooded the Governor’s office in Tallahassee,demanding that Gov. Rick Scott hear their concerns in the aftermath of the George Zimmerman verdict.

On the heels of Andrew Gillum’s historic Democratic primary win in the Florida governor’s race, an intensely racist in robocall is targeting the Black progressive. Echoing Gillum’s Republican challenger Rob DeSantis, who basically called Gillum a monkey after his win, the robocalls feature an exaggeration of a slave dialect and monkey noises in the background.

In Central Florida, the two cities of Jacksonville and Orlando have been the target of a string of serial murders targeting Black LGBTQ+ people. Many are anxious and worried about their safety.

Residents of Florida are boarding up their homes, evacuating and heading North as they brace for the impact of Hurricane Irma. Meanwhile, islands in the Caribbean has already fallen victim to serious damage from the category 5 storm with wings reaching 180 mph. 

  The re-trial for Marissa Alexander has been delayed until December 1. Alexander’s trial was set to begin on July 28, however the state of Florida is currently waiting to hear from Governor Rick Scott. Alexander was released after a court overturned her conviction. 

Marissa Alexander remains free on bond pending a new trial regarding the firing of a warning shot over the head of her abusive husband. The case has garnered national attention, with not just Florida’s stand your ground law at the forefront, but also Alexander’s story. The domestic violence survivor and mother of three was sentenced […]

The GOP candidate who publicly called for President Obama to be hanged got a visit from the Secret Service. House candidate Joshua Black took to Twitter to voice his opinion on what should happen to the president a couple of weeks ago. 

A image of Marlon Brown, just seconds before he was run over and killed by a Florida Police Officer      Marlon Brown committed the shocking crime of not wearing his seat belt, and his sentence was death, when he was run over by police officer James Harris. What’s not shocking is that Officer Harris, although […]