Protest

'Hands Across the Sand' Protests Against Offshore Oil Drilling Returns

Steve Newborn

An annual protest against oil drilling off Florida's coasts will once again be held Saturday. Clearwater Beach will host one of the main events for ...

Governor Claude Kirk standing with his mother on inauguration day: Tallahassee, Florida (January 3, 1967)

It's Been 50 Years Since Florida Teachers Went On Strike. Today, It's Illegal For Them To Do So.

Lynn Hatter

Teachers in several states have gone on strike in recent months, protesting for better pay and working conditions. But that’s not the case in Florida,...

Rev. Al Sharpton leads a rally in support of restoring felons' voting rights outside of Florida's Capitol on April 26, 2018.

Voting Rights Rally Led By Rev. Al Sharpton Draws Hundreds To Capitol Lawn

Ryan Dailey

As an appellate court reviews an appeal by Governor Rick Scott and his cabinet in the battle for a new rights restoration scheme for felons, protesters...

Faith Leaders Gather At Trump National Doral To Protest Against Payday Lending Conference

Danny Hwang

State and national faith leaders gathered in front of the Trump National Resort in Doral on Tuesday to rally against the annual conference of Community...

Tyah-Amoy Roberts is a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. She say black students at the school have a voice and should be heard in the aftermath of the mass shooting.

In Parkland, Shutting Down A Black Lives Matter Statement Days Before Shooting

Nadege Green

At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s Black History Month Show, a student walked out on stage to read a one-page statement defending the Black Lives...

'They're Not Going Away.' What Comes Next In The Wave Of Youth-Led Activism

Nadege Green

It started with a handful of students in Parkland that spoke up after a shooter gunned down 17 of their peers and faculty at their school. Then hundreds...

Tampa Congresswoman Kathy Castor, left, and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson address the group of school students and administrators

Bill Nelson Tells Student Marchers Change Will Only Happen At Polls

Steve Newborn

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Tampa Congresswoman Kathy Castor spoke at a forum of high school students and school board members in Tampa Monday. He told...

Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie leaves his Washington, D.C., hotel for March For Our Lives with School Board member Abby Freedman on one arm and his wife on the other, Saturday, March 24, 2018.

Broward Schools Superintendent Walks With Parkland Students In March For Our Lives

David Smiley

Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie walked out of the JW Marquis hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue Saturday morning with a crowd of Stoneman Douglas...

'Enough Is Enough!' Thousands In South Florida Demand Change At March For Our Lives

Caitlin Switalski

The first of more than 800 March For Our Lives events in Washington, D.C., the U.S. and around the world took place early on Saturday on the island of...

Tampa Bay Area Students Prepare For Saturday's Gun Reform Marches

Tim Fanning

Ignited by the deadly shooting in Parkland, tens of thousands of Tampa Bay area teenagers plan to demonstrate for gun reform on Saturday. Beyond making...