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Black Organizers Who Helped Propel Biden to White House Can't Give Him an 'A' After First 100 Days
President Joe Biden has made progress on issues impacting Black communities, but 100 days into his presidency, organizers have mixed...
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- Apr 26, 2021
- 3 min
New anti-riot law has local activists on edge
On April 19, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that makes it illegal for protesters to riot, loot, burn or destroy buildings and...
- Apr 17, 2021
- 6 min
How the Trump era made redistricting more complicated
Washington (CNN)The political upheaval caused by the rise of former President Donald Trump has forced party operatives and elected...
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
Senate’s toned-down voting bill fails to stop backlash
Senate's toned- down voting bill fails to stop backlash from election officials and voting rights groups Republican state lawmakers are...
- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
Concerns Over Election Legislation
Source: CBS (Orlando)
- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
Florida Pastors Protest
Source: ABC (Ft. Meyers)
- Mar 25, 2021
- 5 min
FL-Gov: St. Pete Poll Shows A Toss Up Race With Ron DeSantis (R) & Nikki Fried (D) At 45-45
Here’s some big news out of Florida: Should Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried run for Florida Governor, she starts in a statistical...
- Mar 25, 2021
- 2 min
Central Florida pastors say ballot box bill could hurt minorities
Senate Bill 90 is still currently in the rules committee ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida pastors are pushing for lawmakers to reject a...
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
Florida’s Leading Pastors to Join Equal Ground ActionFund
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Feldman, Andrew@feldmanstrategies.com, 781-820-6650 Florida’s Leading Pastors to...
- Mar 24, 2021
- 3 min
Nikki Fried, Black pastors call voter bills racist, voter suppression
Proposed voting changes would restrict mail ballot drop boxes, among other provisions. Bills to restrict vote-by-mail and tighten other...
- Mar 24, 2021
- 3 min
‘This is racism’: Black pastors decry proposed changes to Florida voting laws
Black clergy and civil rights leaders from across the state are joining together in Tallahassee to oppose a bill they view as the latest...
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
Black Community Leaders Call Proposed Drop-Box Ban an Attack on Their Vote
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — There’s an organized effort to fight a proposed Florida Senate bill that would ban drop boxes for mail-in ballots...
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
‘Suppression’ or ‘security’? Uproar over Florida GOP’s ‘rollback of voting rights’
TALLAHASSEE - Four months ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis bragged that other states should emulate voting procedures in Florida, where former...
- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
Overcoming Vaccine Disparities In Central Florida
Vaccinations are more widely available now as more people become eligible, but there are still disparities in distribution. Some of the...
- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
Orlando groups canvasing, busing seniors to vaccination sites
Seniors at Magnolia Points Apartments will get free ride to vaccine site next ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Commissioner Regina Hill has been...
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
New partnership to help schedule, transport seniors in west Orlando to vaccine appointments
ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill and Commissioner Robert Stuart announced a new partnership Friday to provide more...
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
Equal Ground Education offers legislative session training to mobilize Black Floridians, Feb. 16 & 1
BY J.A. JONES, Staff Writer The Equal Ground Education Fund (EGEF) is a non-partisan non-profit focused on building Black political power...
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
Equal Ground Education offers legislative session training to mobilize Black Floridians, Feb. 16 & 1
BY J.A. JONES, Staff Writer The Equal Ground Education Fund (EGEF) is a non-partisan non-profit focused on building Black political power...
- Oct 31, 2020
- 4 min
Last-minute weekend push by Dems, GOP rallies Escambia County citizens to vote
Across the United States, representatives of both major political parties scrambled to persuade voters to turnout and pledge last-minute...
- Oct 31, 2020
- 3 min
Black churches’ Souls to the Polls efforts, even during COVID-19, aim to boost voter turnout
DETROIT — On a bitterly cold and gray afternoon, Bishop Charles H. Ellis III led dozens of his parishioners in a march around his...
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