Investigator to look at ICE detention centers
Judge orders probe of three facilities in South Florida
BY MONIQUE O. MADAN
MIAMI HERALD/TNS
MIAMI — Citing possible “inhumane conditions, deliberate indifference and cruel and unusual...
McCray to lead B-CU alumni
BY THE FLORIDA COURIER STAFF
DAYTONA BEACH – Johnny L. McCray, Jr., a Pompano Beach-based trial lawyer, was elected president of the Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU)...
Demonstrations for racial justice continue on Independence Day
NO HOLIDAY FOR PROTESTERS
Black Lives Matter protesters march down Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando on the Fourth of July. The group started at the...
THEY LISTENED
Amid outcry, some police departments banned chokeholds. However, critics say more reforms are needed.
BY SHIRSHO DASGUPTA
MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU/TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON — Demonstrators protesting the...
The latest COVID-19 cases and deaths in Florida
TALLAHASSEE – State agencies updated a variety of numbers Tuesday related to the coronavirus in Florida. Here are some takeaways:
213,794: Total number of...
St. Augustine officials vote to remove war memorial
ANOTHER CONFEDERATE CONTROVERSY
Demonstrations continued around the country pressing for the removal of Confederate monuments. On June 22, St. Augustine Police officers keep opposing protesters...
Police chief reaches out to Florida community where Black Lives Matter movement began
BY GRACE TOOHEY
ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
ORLANDO — As Black Lives Matter demonstrators protesting police brutality and calling for racial justice regain momentum across the country, Sanford...
Crump preparing federal lawsuit for Floyd’s family
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE/TNS
Ben Crump, the Florida attorney representing George Floyd’s survivors, calls himself the “African American family emergency plan.”
“Because when you think...
‘HISTORIC AMOUNT OF SUPPORT’
On July 1, Gov. Ron DeSantis stood with state and local elected officials at Bethune-Cookman University to celebrate the state’s multimillion-dollar investment in Florida’s...
Capturing African American history in Tampa
Black photographers to present exhibit of BLM protests
BY ALEXIA MCKAY
FLORIDA COURIER
#BlackLivesMatter
In Tampa, a group of Black photographers have been doing their part to...
