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Demetrius Martin cries as he remembers his brother, Trayvon Martin, during the 'March for Peace' at Ives Estate Park in honor of the late Trayvon Martin on February 9, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Martin was killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012 while Zimmerman was on neighborhood watch patrol in the gated community of The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A year after Trayvon's death, Sanford is healing

Kyle Hightower and Mike Schneider, Associated Press
SANFORD, Florida (AP) - One year after the shooting of an unarmed black teenager thrust this small central Florida city into the national spotlight, life in Sanford is returning to its regular rhythm...
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks to reporters outside prior to the debate between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University on October 22, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Florida to expand Medicaid under Obamacare

Gary Fineout and Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Rick Scott announced plans Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 900,000 more people under the federal health overhaul...
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An Florida man is charged in the deaths of two men after his daughter told her mother she witnessed the killings.

'Daddy killed two black men': Man charged in killings witnessed by child

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VIDEO - An Florida man is charged in the deaths of two men after his daughter told her mother she witnessed the killings...
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President Barack Obama (2nd L) hugs daughter Malia (2nd R) as first lady Michelle Obama (L) and daughter Sasha look on after taking the oath of office in the Blue Room of the White House January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden were officially sworn in a day before the ceremonial inaugural swearing-in. (Photo by Larry Downing-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama hints at Malia going on 'dates'

Darlene Superville, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will spend the long holiday weekend in Florida, relaxing with friends...
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Desiline Victor, 102, of Miami, awaits the start of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Fox News hosts mock 102-year-old woman

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theGRIO REPORT - Many Americans found the story of 102-year-old Desiline Victor to be heartwarming...
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George Zimmerman appears during a hearing in Seminole circuit court on February 5, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. A judge denied the request to delay Zimmerman's trial for the death of Trayvon Martin. It is scheduled for June 10. (Photo by Joe Burbank-Pool/Getty Images)

Fla. hearing to set schedule in Zimmerman case

Mike Schneider, Associated Press
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - A judge presiding over the trial of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is holding a hearing to discuss scheduling and jury selection...
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Desiline Victor

102-year-old FL woman a guest at State of the Union

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - A 102-year-old Florida woman who stood in line for three hours to vote this past November will sit in a place of honor at tonight's State of the Union address...
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Sybrina Fulton

Trayvon Martin's mom: His birthday a day to act

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - On the night before what would have been her son Trayvon Martin’s 18th birthday, Sybrina Fulton was focused on the full schedule ahead of her...
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Police officers stand together at the AmericanAirlines arena after the memorial service for two Miami-Dade police officers Amanda Haworth and Roger Castillo on January 24, 2011 in Miami, Florida. Castillo and Haworth were killed last Thursday when they were serving an arrest warrant. Today in St Petersburg, Florida two of the city’s police officers were gunned down. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

African-American selected to be Miami-Dade’s senior police officer

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - The new director, J.D. Patterson Jr., was one of six candidates in the running for the county’s most senior cop...
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Citizens wait in a long line to vote in the presidential election at Community House November 6, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Electoral vote split plans face GOP backlash

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theGRIO REPORT - Republican-backed plans to make electoral voting in swing states like Michigan, Virginia, Ohio and Florida proportional has had progressives and civil rights groups nervous for weeks...
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