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Florida mother killed by white neighbor -- Ajike "AJ" Owens
June 6, 2023
Law enforcement officials in Florida are investigating the death of a mother of four who was shot and killed by…
Florida discrimination colleges
June 6, 2023
Six Florida A&M students are suing the state, alleging it discriminates against their HBCU while favoring a white public institution.
May 24, 2023
In an Instagram post Tuesday, Gorman said she was "gutted" at the decision in Miami-Dade County to ban her 2021…
Florida travel advisory, Ron DeSantis, erasing Black history, theGrio.com
May 22, 2023
The NAACP is warning Black Americans against traveling to Florida in light of Gov. Ron DeSantis' alleged hostility toward them.
May 20, 2023
PEN America and Penguin Random House allege the Escambia County School District violated the First Amendment by restricting 10 books.
May 13, 2023
A Florida jury found McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget caused burns on…
Florida medical marijuana industry
May 10, 2023
Black farmers in Florida could get another chance to obtain their medical marijuana license following the approval of a recent…
Florida governor Ron DeSantis -- social studies textbooks
May 10, 2023
Florida education officials have approved the removal of a passage about George Floyd from social studies textbooks.
Senator Bobby Powell Florida -- outlaw hair discrimination CROWN Act
May 9, 2023
A Florida lawmaker has dedicated himself to ensuring the passage of a law that would prohibit hair discrimination.
May 6, 2023
Lewis Hamilton, F1’s only Black driver, regularly uses his platform to speak on issues of social justice and race, human…
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May 5, 2023
A Florida judge told two of three white men suspected in the shooting death of a Black man they may…
April 29, 2023
Jurors deliberated for hours Friday before breaking for the weekend in the corruption case against former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum.
April 24, 2023
On April 15, driver Waldes Thomas Jr. and his passenger tried to deliver groceries and incorrectly stopped at a neighbor's…
April 22, 2023
Robert Singletary, 24, is accused of wounding a 6-year-old girl and her parents after kids attempted to retrieve basketball from his…
Crosley Green prison sentence
April 18, 2023
Crosley Green, who was freed from prison after his murder conviction was overturned, has returned to complete his life sentence.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis -- social studies textbooks
March 24, 2023
The Florida NAACP branch wants a nationwide travel advisory issued, a proposal that Gov. Ron DeSantis has referred to as…
Eatonville Florida history
March 20, 2023
Black residents of Eatonville, Florida are fighting for the right to use 100 acres of land deemed critical to the…
March 15, 2023
Parents and students want Todd Harvey, a teacher at Wharton High School, fired after decades of him saying racist and…
November 8, 2022
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is looking to subvert DOJ election monitors from observing voting in three counties.
Democratic nominees Val Demings and Raphael Warnock
November 1, 2022
In an interview with theGrio, pastor Jamal Bryant reacts to his sermon remarks on Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker going…