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African-American state legislators in Florida (84 P) Pages in category "African-American people in Florida politics" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
The history of Black people in Florida dates back to the pre-American period, beginning with the arrival of Congolese-Spanish conquistador Juan Garrido in 1513, the enslaved Afro-Spanish explorer Estevanico in 1528, and the landing of free and African enslaved persons at Mission Nombre de Dios in the future St. Augustine, Florida in 1565.
In its all-out effort to shed spring break crowds that are largely Black and Latino, the city of Miami Beach, under new leadership, has gone too far this year.. No matter how hip the “breaking ...
Rep. Ayanna Pressley will reintroduce H.R. 40, federal legislation to study reparations for slavery, on Wednesday as the Trump administration leads a wide-scale rollback of diversity, equity and ...
NAACP leader Johnson, in his letter to student-athletes, said he recognized that not all Black student-athletes have the financial freedom to participate in a boycott of Florida’s public school ...
A police officer, Steven Pohorence, was relieved of duty after a video, released on May 31, showed him pushing a kneeling black woman who was peacefully protesting. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating. [46] The Associated Press, using a Sunshine Law request, obtained copies of all complaints lodged against Pohorence. [47]
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The Florida NAACP wants its national board to issue a travel advisory for the state, urging Black people to avoid visiting Florida in response to anti-Black legislation put forth by Republican Gov ...