Racism

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.

To be Black in America is to struggle with health problems from birth to death. The reasons are myriad. The Associated Press spent a year exploring this legacy of racism in a series of stories.

A new investigation of a law that allows Florida law enforcement to ticket drivers for loud music found that Black drivers received almost 37% of the tickets, despite making up about 16% of the state's driving-eligible population.

Bill Maxwell was a columnist for the Tampa Bay Times from 2000 to 2019 and wrote about poverty, farmworkers, racism and more.

The board is requiring parental permission for middle schoolers to check out "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You."

A protracted legal fight over how city council districts were drawn in Jacksonville reflects an aspect of redistricting that often remains in the shadows.

Some Black women might feel "asking for help is a sign of weakness, and I'm not weak," which prevents them from seeking help for mental health problems.

The lawsuit seeks to block the new law and a rule approved last year by the State Board of Education that targeted instruction on critical race theory.

Antisemitic fliers left in driveways in the Orlando area and around Florida are part of a disturbing trend.

Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees Act to restrict how race-related issues can be taught in public schools and in workplace training sessions.

A new investment fund launched by one of the few Black venture capitalists in health care is focused on backing Black entrepreneurs. And the investors include some of the biggest names in for-profit health care.