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Education

COMMENTARY: Florida bans public funding for diversity and inclusion programs in all state colleges

Kevin Seraaj - January 19, 2024

On January 17, 2024, the Department of Education announced that "taxpayer funds to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on any of Florida's...

Politics

DeSantis Rejects Hundeds of Millions to Help Florida Families Weatherize Homes, Fight Climate Change

Kevin Seraaj - August 31, 2023

Washington, D.C. – As Hurricane Idalia, an extremely dangerous storm intensified by climate change, hits Florida, Politico reports on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to reject approximately...

Education

‘Heinous’ New Florida K-12 History Curriculum Teaches Slavery Was Beneficial for Black People

Common Dreams - July 21, 2023

In Florida, federal sentences for Drug Trafficking are given most frequently Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement comes second Immigration ranks third In a new study released by Criminal Defense, criminal...

To Be Equal

COMMENTARY: Gov. DeSantis Has Charted A Course To The White House That Cuts Straight Through The Swamp Of White Supremacy

Marc Morial - March 27, 2023

TO BE EQUAL, by Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “Ron DeSantis has clearly demonstrated that he wants to dictate whose story does...

Education

DeSantis-Backed Education Purge Begins After School Board Takeovers in Florida

Common Dreams - December 8, 2022

"The new playbook of total ideological control is in full swing," said one free expression advocate. JULIA CONLEY, CommonDreams Despite outcry from parents, teachers, and students, newly...

Politics

Will the 2020 Legislative Session Protect Floridians’ Freedoms or Greedy Corporations

Orlando Advocate - January 14, 2021

Community Groups Discuss Florida’s Legislative Priorities that Protect Floridian’s Freedoms like Driving Without Fear, Affordable Homes, Dignity for Incarcerated Women and Access to Abortions,...

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