Here come the judges
Panel to decide voting districts
BY GEORGE E. CURRY
NNPA NEWS WIRE
WASHINGTON – After the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature failed to redraw Rep. Corrine Brown’s congressional district...
FIREARMS AND FORGIVENESS
Two pastors and a gun expert opine on self-defense and forgiveness from biblical and practical perspectives.
BY KARSCEAL TURNER
SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER
Is self-defense...
Lawmaker seeks apology for ‘Groveland Four’
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
A Senate Democrat filed a proposal Tuesday calling for the state to apologize and posthumously exonerate four Black men...
FAMU drama continues
Black pols call for chairman’s resignation
BY MARGIE MENZEL
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE − As relations between Florida A&M University’s president and board chairman reached...
ONE YEAR LATER
Here’s a summary of events surrounding the protests in Ferguson, Mo. memorializing Michael Brown’s death.
COMPILED FROM WIRE REPORTS
Protesters, police gather
On Sunday, Aug. 9 −...
FLORIDA COURIER / OUT AND ABOUT
Taking the plunge in Cali
Florida Courier photojournalist Kim Gibson jumped off Sunset Cliffs during a trip to San Diego as the summer vacation season...
Obama repeats call to restore Voting Rights Act
BY CHRISTI PARSONS
TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU / TNS
President Obama called again Wednesday for restoration of all provisions of the Voting Rights Act in a letter...
Who will take the hit?
Politicians argue about revamped congressional districts
BY BRANDON LARRABEE
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE −The first draft of a new set of Florida congressional districts came...
CHURCHES WITH GUNS
The Charleston church massacre brought the issue of security in Black churches to the forefront. Here’s what some churches are doing to meet the...
Cop shooting cases spur new FDLE hires
BY JIM TURNER
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE − The Florida Department of Law Enforcement wants more investigators to handle an increase in shooting incidents...
