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DeSantis Proposes Boosting Civics Education That Expressly Omits Critical Race Theory

Julie Glenn

At a news conference in Collier County Wednesday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a new civics education initiative.

Security fencing surrounds Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2021.

Florida Is Home To Second-Most Hate Groups In The U.S. A Former Member Explain Why

Steve Newborn

A recent study shows Florida has the second-highest number of known hate groups in the country. We put a spotlight on why the Sunshine State harbors so much hate.

Franklin Cochran, 78, was one of more than 250 seniors vaccinated at a pop-up clinic in north Sarasota last Sunday. He said he was grateful for the opportunity to get his shot close to home.

Sarasota Advocates Push To Get COVID-19 Vaccines To People Of Color

Stephanie Colombini

Only about 1 percent of people vaccinated in Sarasota County are Black. Advocates say the distribution process puts underserved communities at a disadvantage. They're fighting to change that.

Ketley Joachim sits with her mom, Suzanne Noel, 97 from North Miami Beach after she received her vaccine during an interfaith COVID-19 vaccination drive at the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center in Aventura Florida hosted in partnership with a mosque and Black churches on Feb. 4.

Florida Sees Big Racial Disparities On COVID-19 Vaccine Access

The COVID-19 vaccination rate remains low among Black and Hispanic Floridians despite initiatives announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis to bring more shots to underserved communities. Now, the federal government has stepped in

Legal Dispute Leaves Florida Supreme Court Without Black Justice For First Time In Nearly Four Decades

President Donald Trump makes a shout-out to The Villages and, in the process, retweets a "white power" remark on Sunday morning.

Trump Retweets Villages Video Where ‘White Power’ Is Shouted

Benjamin Swasey

President Donald Trump on Sunday retweeted a post showing part of a golf cart parade in The Villages in which one supporter shouts, “White power!” at...

Disney Changing Splash Mountain, Ride Tied To Jim Crow Film

Associated Press

The Splash Mountain ride at Disney parks in California and Florida is being recast.

Sen. Janet Cruz (D-Tampa) speaking on the House floor on Thursday, February 13, 2020.

Senate Approves Bill To Create Task Force On Abandoned African American Gravesites

Blaise Gainey

Unmarked African-American burial grounds are scattered throughout Florida. Sen. Janet Cruz (D-Tampa) wants to fund and reinstate a 10-member task force...

Florida Senate Adopts Juneteenth Memorial

Ralph Cantave

Sen. Jason Pizzo (D-Miami), wants to raise the profile of Juneteenth tin Florida and make it a national holiday. The date marks the day the last slaves...

Lakeland officials decided to move the 109-year-old statue from the city's Munn Park to a veterans memorial in March.

US Appeals Court To Hear Lakeland Confederate Monument Debate

Associated Press

A federal appeals court will consider a dispute over the movement of a Confederate soldier from a prominent town square park in Lakeland to a veterans...