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June 6, 2022
The ruling to keep the governor's redistricting map in place breaks up the district represented by Congressman Al Lawson, a…
Afropunk Miami theGrio.com
June 4, 2022
After a long hiatus, Afropunk Miami brought its flavor to the southern Florida city with an emphasis on avant-garde style.
June 1, 2022
Two Florida teenagers at a Jacksonville high school are making history for being the top two students in the class. 
May 25, 2022
Scott's accuser, Marchelle Love, claims he riled up Rolling Loud's crowd and wants the singer to pay her $30,000 in…
May 25, 2022
Brian B. Wedgeworth, who posed as a doctor, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity…
May 22, 2022
A male assailant who was filmed punching a Black woman multiple times at a Jacksonville, Florida gas station was arrested…
May 20, 2022
An Eagles fan went viral this week after a video of her dancing to Janet Jackson’s “All For You” caught…
May 18, 2022
Brown, who spent almost 25 years in Congress, was released from prison due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
May 16, 2022
One million, a figure that only hints at the multitudes staggered by grief in America, is now the number of…
May 16, 2022
Several states have shown no appetite to question or investigate the schools, the contracts or the third-party groups orchestrating them.
May 12, 2022
A congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is unconstitutional, a state judge said Wednesday.
May 10, 2022
Former Haitian senator John Joel Joseph faces a possible life sentence for his role in the assassination of President Jovenel…
May 10, 2022
Adreian Payne, a former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player, has died in a shooting. He was 31.
May 7, 2022
Lewis Hamilton protested the FIA's crackdown on body piercings Friday by showing up at the Miami Grand Prix wearing every…
May 5, 2022
OneUnited Bank has teamed up with a Black-owned financial technology company to help Black entrepreneurs maintain capital and build wealth.
May 5, 2022
Andrew Fahie was given a $500,000 bond that could free him from prison as he awaits trial on charges tied…
May 4, 2022
The Florida man killed by Osceola County deputy sheriffs outside a Target store has been identified as 20-year-old Jayden Baez. 
April 30, 2022
Groveland, Florida has received nearly $500,000 to help restore one of several abandoned Black cemeteries recently discovered statewide.
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April 28, 2022
A Florida man spent years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was released only to now…
April 26, 2022
Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old boy visiting ICON Park in Orlando with his football team, fell from its Free Fall attraction…