Florida

Local/State

Institute of the Black World (IBW) Calls for Economic Sanctions Against Florida

Trice Edney NewsWire - July 17, 2020

Group Seeks Justice in Memory of Trayvon Martin (New York)—The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), a prominent human rights and racial justice organization,...

CoronaVirus

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Provides Reemployment Assistance Update – May 14

Kevin Seraaj - May 14, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) issued reemployment assistance updates on the Reemployment Assistance (RA) Claims Dashboard. As of...

CoronaVirus

U.S. CoronaVirus Death Tally: More Killed Than in 9/11 Attacks

Kevin Seraaj - April 1, 2020

CoronaVirus Death Toll: 39,014 Total. 601,362 active cases. 162,937 people recovered. I have a couple of conspiracy theorist friends who are still resisting the seriousness...

Featured

Black News Channel Launches

Kevin Seraaj - February 17, 2020

The Black News Channel (BNC) officially launched in select markets this past week, making real the vision of former Oklahoma Congressman J.C. Watts Jr., of the...

Environment

‘Black snow’ from sugarcane harmful to Black, poor communities in Florida?

Kevin Seraaj - July 12, 2019

NNPA NEWSWIRE — While sugarcane burning protests have been going on for several years, a recent lawsuit against the Florida sugar industry has brought...

Hometown Heroes

Miami Native Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit Training Command

Jeff Atwater - May 4, 2019

by Alan Nunn, Recruit Training Command Public Affairs GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Seaman Recruit Annais L. Roman, a 2011 Everglades High School in Miramar, Florida,...

The Seraaj Files

Stay Woke! Felon Rights

Kevin Seraaj - April 30, 2019

The State Senate Democratic Caucus is meeting this morning to discuss several issues that will be taken up by the Senate today. ...

Commentary

Child Safety: Let’s Work Together To Safeguard Our Children, Neighborhoods

Editor - November 29, 2018

By: Stacie Rumenap, News-Press.In addition to ushering in the holiday season and new faces at Florida’s Capitol, November is Child Safety and Protection Month, which...

Local/State

ICYMI: New York Times: “Florida’s Changing Latino Population Veers From G.O.P.”

Kevin Seraaj - November 13, 2018

Miami, FL – In a new piece for the New York Times, Julia Preston and Lizette Alvarez highlight what many Floridians, especially Latino voters, know to...

Politics