Racism

The star wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins was stopped for speeding and reckless driving before the team’s first game of the season. His interaction with police escalated and is yet again prompting a larger discussion about the realities of “driving while Black.”

In compliance with the law, gen ed courses cannot include curriculum “based on theories that systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege are inherent."

A former president of the American College of OB-GYNs, a local obstetrician-gynecologist in Sarasota, along with a patient, nurse, and midwife, will talk about how to prevent these deaths, following the screening Saturday, April 6, at 1 p.m. at Ringling College.

The leadership change comes amid scrutiny over credit union's lending practices.

Black homeownership continues to lag behind white homeownership in the U.S. and Florida.

A comprehensive analysis by CNN has brought to light significant racial disparities in mortgage approvals at Navy Federal Credit Union, underscoring broader challenges in Pensacola's housing market.

Black youth represent roughly 17% of the population, yet they account for 58% of all youth arrests. A county trust hopes to address the issue.

Every year, farmers in South Florida set fire to more than 400,000 acres of sugarcane fields pre-harvest, creating a “black snow” of ash and soot that falls on the low-income communities nearby.

A white man was sentenced on six counts of hate crimes for attempting to run over Historian Marvin Dunn, his son and four other Black men who were surveying Dunn’s Rosewood property to build a memorial for the massacre.

The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans.

The ASALH conference runs from Sept 20-24 with a focus on Black resistance and the teaching of Black history.

Some students, including one from Florida, say the measures targeting aspects of their identity have made them less welcome in American schools — the one place all kids are supposed to feel safe.