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Jordan Davis and Ahmaud Arbery
May 12, 2020
The murder of Ahmaud Arbery brings up painful memories for Rep. Lucy McBath as her son, Jordan Davis, was killed…
May 3, 2020
Florida residents are rushing to reopened public beaches, but one beachgoer is there not to soak up the sun but…
Troy Sneed theGrio.com
April 28, 2020
GRAMMY-nominated gospel singer, Tony Sneed, passed away on Monday morning due to complications from the deadly coronavirus.
April 27, 2020
A high-stakes federal trial opened Monday that could allow hundreds of thousands of felons to regain the right to vote…
April 18, 2020
Florida has the eighth-highest number of coronavirus cases in the United States, but that didn't deter the state from opening…
April 11, 2020
Dr. Armen Henderson, a University of Miami internist who lauded for COVID-19 testing for the homeless, was handcuffed after refusing…
Tik Tok
April 6, 2020
A white sheriff's deputy in Florida is facing backlash after it was reported that he has been producing Tik Tok…
Gov. Ron DeSantis theGrio.com
April 3, 2020
Florida’s unemployment system is failing thousands of people who need it the most and now some Republicans are admitting the…
Omari Hardy
March 21, 2020
Lake Worth Beach City Commissioner Omari Hardy confronted Mayor Pam Triolo over the use of emergency powers during the coronavirus…
Kodak Black thegrio.com
March 20, 2020
Kodak Black will be donating hundreds of books and essential school supplies to Florida students who are now being homeschooled…
March 15, 2020
The former candidate for governor of Florida announced on Sunday that he is entering a rehab following a recent incident…
Andrew Gillum thegrio.com
March 13, 2020
Andrew Gillum, the former Democratic candidate for Florida governor, was involved in a suspected meth incident where a man overdosed.
March 2, 2020
Nearly four dozen graves believed to be from an African-American cemetery were discovered under a paved parking lot in Clearwater,…
Adobe Stock
February 19, 2020
Florida cannot bar felons who served their time from registering to vote simply because they have failed to pay fines…
Antonio Brown
January 28, 2020
Antonio Brown, although not out of trouble, can travel freely while his trial approaches on charges of attacking a motorist
Avon Hartsfield insurance fraud San Diego
January 17, 2020
The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that former felons can't vote in the state until they have paid up…
Pregnant Belly
January 9, 2020
A Florida woman gave birth last March to twin boys and then she learned several months later that she was…
Evenaud Julmeus theGrio.com
December 4, 2019
A Florida man is facing child abuse charges for abandoning his son on the side of the road because he…
Kodak Black thegrio.com
November 28, 2019
Kodak Black, although he was recently sentenced to nearly four years behind bars, found a way to give back to…
November 1, 2019
A Florida educator who seemed to say he couldn't verify whether the killing of millions of Jews by Hitler's regime…