racism

The US State Department is reportedly planning to revoke British band Bob Vylan’s US visas due to their recent antisemitic comments.  Vylan, a London-based duo mixing punk rock and hip-hop, recently stirred controversy for chanting antisemitic slogans during their latest performance at the Glastonbury music festival.  “Death, death to the IDF,” chanted the duo during […]

Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) listed a series of questions Monday that he'd like Dr. Santa J. Ono to answer before being officially ratified as the next president of the University of Florida (UF) by the Florida Board of Governors. Through his nomination process, Ono has faced skepticism for prior views on […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has caught conservative lawmakers’ attention as it shutters its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives prior to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.  The FBI recently decided to shut down its DEI central office prior to President Trump’s inauguration on January 20th.  FBI DEI initiatives have been subject to harsh criticism […]

Racism Accusations Made Against S. Florida GOP Donor PALM BEACH GARDENS - Allegations of racial profiling have surfaced after a resident in the Caloosa Properties neighborhood of Palm Beach Gardens accused Republican donor Donald Hansen and his wife, Doreen, of questioning if he lived in the neighborhood. The Republican donor accused of racism...READ MORE   […]

Activist Laura Loomer is being attacked by conservative lawmakers following criticism from Democrats about allegedly xenophobic comments she made regarding Vice President Kamala Harris.  Loomer, who has been actively campaigning with former President Donald Trump, joked that a Harris White House would “smell like curry,” ridiculing Harris’ Indian heritage.  Republican and Democrat lawmakers alike have […]

MIAMI, FL—Miami-Dade Democrats are hosting a forum for candidates running for the dramatically vacant seat of county chair, though no members of the public will be allowed to attend; one of the candidates says this is because the Party doesn't want local Democrats to hear what he has to say. Candidate Billy Corben, an acclaimed […]

ORLANDO, FL—U.S. Senate candidate Stanley Campbell is accusing the Florida Democratic Party of racial insensitivity and favoritism, prompted by the Biden campaign not inviting Campbell to an event and then endorsing his opponent on stage. President Joe Biden held a campaign event in Tampa on Tuesday, extending an invitation to former Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, […]

MIAMI, FL—In the wake of an increasing Republican hold over Florida, Democratic Senator Shevrin Jones has decided to step in and run for the recently embattled, newly-vacant Miami-Dade County Chair seat after its last occupant was ousted for malpractice. Last month, Robert Dempster was suspended and removed by Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and the […]

PALM BEACH, FL—The Florida Democratic Party is under fire from some African American members accusing its Central Committee of racism for ousting two embattled black county chairs but choosing to keep a third white one in office. The three chairs from Miami-Dade, Franklin, and Palm Beach counties were suspended on March 4th by Party Chair […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—A Republican Lawmaker accused of racism for saying that slaves were paid has turned the spotlight on Democrats, claiming that liberals want to ban books that support his assertion that some slaves received wages. Last week, Republican Rep. Alex Andrade took part in a heated discussion over HB 1291 on the House Floor, a […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL --- A new bill would classify allegations of racism, sexism, or homophobia as defamation, branding the defendant with fines of up to $35,000. The legislation would also remove a journalist's usage of anonymous sources, facilitating the process to sue a reporter for defamation. SB 1780, proposed by Republican Sen. Jason Brodeur, considers claims […]

Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis attended a prayer vigil for three people who were killed at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville yesterday. The shooter, Ryan Palmeter, drove across county lines to target Black people according to sheriff's report. Angela Michelle Carr, 52; Jerrald Gallion, 29; and Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre Jr., […]

Florida Senator Marco Rubio filed a triad of bills on July 25th, that included legislation covering COVID-19 consequences, Puerto Rican migrant education, and Critical Race Theory (CRT).   The ACADEMIC Act would compel the US Department of Education and relevant agencies to assess the impact of COVID-19 on school-aged children.  Studies would scan how COVID-related school closures, […]

After the NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson announced a “travel advisory” to Florida for Black Americans due to Governor Ron DeSantis's “leadership” and his “disservice to students and a dereliction of duty to all,” Democratic lawmakers like Rep. Maxwell Frost are now pushing questionable narratives regarding past American history, including that racist Alabama Gov. […]

Florida State Senator Victor Torres (D) was quick to release an audio phone recording he received earlier this week, where he was called a “bald-headed F-cking Sp-c freak," and quick to blame Republicans. The call was made by someone who disagreed with him over his alleged support for a gun violence bill that was proposed […]

St. Thomas University in Miami-Dade County, which just renamed its law school after prominent and controversial civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, may have opened itself up to civil litigation by doing so. For years, the St. Thomas University College of Law has been considered a great alternative to other existing and more prestigious Florida law […]

When Tyre Nichols was pulled over by five Memphis Police officers and brutally beaten and killed, Americans were rightfully disgusted by the police brutality, but was the tragic incident anchored in racism? Nichols was black, as were the five officers that have now been charged with his murder, but some lawmakers, specifically freshman Rep. Maxwell […]

Florida lawmakers continue to denounce the growing number of acts of antisemitism being committed across the state and nation. This past weekend, the City of Weston was once again struck by acts of hate against the Jewish Community as swastikas and other racist and anti-Semitic messages were painted on signs leading into the Hunter’s Point […]