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Florida First Grader Tests Positive for COVID-19
A Florida first grader has tested positive for the coronavirus after attending the first day of school.
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Saggy Pants Ban Repealed After Critics Claim It Targeted Black Men
A South Florida city has reversed its ban on "saggy pants" after critics said it disproportionately targeted Black men.
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Florida’s Coronavirus Cases Among Children More than Double in Past Month
Florida's confirmed coronavirus cases in children 17 and younger in the past month increased 137 percent, according to the state…
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Black Sheriff Overcomes Bigotry
It’s been just over one year that Gregory Tony became the first Black sheriff in the history of Broward County,…
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Florida Felon Voting Rights Mandate Weighed by Appeals Court
Florida Republicans, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, are arguing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit that…
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Russians Hacked Voter Databases During 2016 Elections, Florida Governor Reveals
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced this week that Russian hackers gained access to voter databases in two counties in the…
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JESSE JACKSON: Modern-Day Poll Tax a New Low
The real question is to the Republican congressional majority in Florida: Have you no decency? Are you so blinded by…
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Gillum Demands Recount in Florida
Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and his supporters have demanded a recount in the Nov. 6 election for which he…
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Former Florida Police Chief Guilty of Framing 3 Black Men
In 2013, then-Biscayne Park Police Chief Raimundo Atesiano informed community leaders of the Biscayne Park Police Department’s perfect clearance record…
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Gillum Stuns Opponents, Wins Fla. Democratic Primary
Progressive Democrat Andrew Gillum, 39, rode the wave of record-setting midterm voter turnout, with young adults and Blacks turning out…
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