Student Protest Forces School to Talk Stadium Deal With Prison Giant
by Jamilah King on February 27 2013, 11:57AM
Florida Atlantic University students are up in arms over its schools stadium deal with a private prison operator.
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After Trayvon: Acts of Kindness, Courage and Resistance
by Jorge Rivas on February 26 2013, 9:25AM
One year ago, unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin was shot to death by self-appointed neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. A look at how people from all walks of life came together to support his family and call for justice.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Trayvon Martin
Florida’s School-to-Prison Pipeline Is Largest in the Nation
by Julianne Hing on February 12 2013, 10:07AM
As talking back to your teacher increasingly leads to misdemeanor criminal charges, experts say the arrests have lifelong consequences.
Topics: School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
Despite Longest Lines in the Nation, Florida State Sec. Calls Elections ‘Fair’
by Brentin Mock on February 5 2013, 5:19PM
Florida blames all its elections problems on its counties while missing major problems in its elections improvement report.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, /NOW Blog, Politics
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Joins the GOP Retreat on Voting Rights
by Brentin Mock on January 18 2013, 2:16PM
What a difference a hellish election can make. The governor who helped create Florida’s notoriously long voting lines now supports expanded early voting.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, /NOW Blog, Politics
True the Vote is Reloaded, Still Firing Blanks on Voter Fraud
by Brentin Mock on January 11 2013, 1:17PM
True the Vote appears to be expanding, but their impact is contracting.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, /NOW Blog, Politics
Might Rep. Allen West Allege Voter Fraud to Avoid Conceding?
by Brentin Mock on November 19 2012, 4:41PM
Seems like he’s desperate enough to do it.
Texas Governor Wants Welfare, Unemployment Applicants To Pee In A Cup
by Seth Freed Wessler on November 16 2012, 8:37AM
Texas is poised to join the drug-testing bandwagon.
More Floridians Votes Challenged by Tea Party, This Time Miami
by Brentin Mock on November 6 2012, 4:57PM
The state is still challenging the voting rights of people at the polls.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012
Tea Party Group Blocks Florida Voters, Stops Water Handouts at Polls
by Brentin Mock on November 5 2012, 11:36AM
A Tampa group has filed dozens of last-minute voter challenges, in a troubling indication of ramped up suppression efforts. Meanwhile, as record turnout forced long lines, poll watchers have cried foul over bottled water.
Topics: 2012 Election, Voting Rights 2012, Early Voting, Politics
Conservative Christian Leader Compares Non-Romney Vote to Vote for Hitler
by Brentin Mock on October 31 2012, 12:24PM
Robert Jeffress is no stranger to incendiary, extremist, if not partisan views, particularly as they pertain to President Barack Obama
Florida Early Voters Show Up in Huge Numbers Despite Suppression Effort
by Brentin Mock on October 30 2012, 10:07AM
For two years, Florida’s tea party Republicans have been working to undo the huge turnout of black voters on the Sunday before Election Day. It didn’t work.
Topics: 2012 Election, Voting Rights 2012, Early Voting, Politics
HIV-Positive DREAMer in Urgent Need of Medical Care Stuck in ICE Custody
by Jorge Rivas on October 26 2012, 3:28PM
A DREAMactivist.org petition is urging ICE to immediately release and end deportation proceedings for a 27-year-old HIV-positive DREAMer that was held in a Florida detention center without medical care.
Topics: Health, Immigration, /NOW Blog
Florida Passes Education Plan That Sets Goals for Students Based on Race
by Julianne Hing on October 16 2012, 2:15PM
Policymakers attempted to acknowledge the racialized realities of educational inequity. So where’d they go wrong?
Topics: Education Reform, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Florida’s Felonious Voting Trap
by Brentin Mock on September 27 2012, 10:28AM
When it comes to determining who can and cannot vote, misinformation reigns. The tea party movement is eager to exploit that fact.
Topics: 2012 Election, Voting Rights 2012, Politics
This Week’s Victories in Voting Rights
by Aura Bogado on September 14 2012, 11:29AM
The push back against voter suppression has resulted in some major victories this week.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics
RNC Custodial Crew Paid Below Minimum Wage
by Jorge Rivas on August 31 2012, 4:30PM
The janitors working around the clock at the Republican National Convention ended up going home making less than Florida’s hourly minimum wage.
Federal Court Removes New Restrictions on Voter Registration Groups
by Jorge Rivas on August 29 2012, 2:09PM
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Florida issued an order to permanently remove a new restriction that would have made it harder for voter registration groups to register new voters.
RNC Cancels First Day As Florida Gov. Declares State of Emergency
by Jorge Rivas on August 27 2012, 11:50AM
The Republican National Convention is scheduled to convene on Monday but won’t hold its first session until Tuesday as Tropical Storm Isaac has caused disruptions due to its proximity to the city.
Florida’s Menacing Moves to Restrict Voting
by Aura Bogado on August 22 2012, 4:00PM
Changes to Florida’s voting rules target people of color, and not those who have done anything wrong. Our newest community journalists reports what’s happening on-the-ground.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics
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