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Statement: 58th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
For Immediate Release March 6, 2023 Contact: press@spotlightpr.org Redistricting and Voting Rights Advocates Remember ‘Bloody Sunday’...
Mar 7, 20231 min read


Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation awards grant to Orlando voting-rights group Equal Ground
Orlando voting-rights group Equal Ground is one of the Central Florida organizations recently awarded grants from pop star Beyoncé's...
Feb 10, 20231 min read


Black History and Corporate Accountability
As Black History Month kicks off with the continued fallout from Governor DeSantis’ attack on Black History and the College Board’s...
Feb 9, 20232 min read


Returning Citizens and their Voting Rights still a Target of Gov. DeSantis
From today’s hearing, it is clear that once again Governor DeSantis and his GOP allies are using their power to rewrite a system because...
Feb 7, 20231 min read


2023 State of the Union
In his 2023 State of the Union Address, Advocates Want to Hear How President Biden Will Expand Voting Rights, Address Unfair and...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


Equal Ground Reacts: College Board’s Removal of Key Components of AP African American studies
Equal Ground Education made the following statement in response to the College Board removing key components from their AP African...
Feb 1, 20232 min read


Our Statement on Florida's Constitutional Carry
Equal Ground strongly opposes legislative efforts to allow concealed weapons to be carried without a permit in the state of Florida. ...
Jan 30, 20231 min read


Equal Ground Partners with Sen. Shevrin Jones, National Black Leaders & Elected Officials to Rally
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: team@feldmanstrategies.com Equal Ground Partners with Sen. Shevrin Jones, National Black...
Jan 23, 20232 min read


STATEMENT: Plaintiffs in Florida Redistricting Lawsuit Comment on Election Results
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2022 Contact: Feldman Strategies team@feldmanstrategies.com STATEMENT: Plaintiffs in Florida...
Nov 10, 20221 min read


Black voting advocate group is running newspaper ads to encourage voter participation
BY: MITCH PERRY- OCTOBER 31, 2022 6:03 PM With Election Day looming, a Black voting advocacy group is running advertisements in some of...
Nov 1, 20222 min read
Jasmine Burney-Clark, founder of Equal Ground, reacting to Governor DeSantis’ Emergency EO
“Florida has been ravaged. Tens of thousands of Floridians have been displaced, and today's executive order fails to meet the moment and...
Oct 13, 20221 min read


Equal Ground Action Fund Makes First Time Election Endorsements
Equal Ground Action Fund, the 501c4 advocacy arm of Florida’s preeminent Black-led voting rights organization, Equal Ground Education...
Oct 13, 20223 min read


Florida Officials Must Take Emergency Action to Ensure Voting Access Amid Hurricane Ian Recovery
TALLAHASSEE – Several organizations, including Equal Ground Education Fund, that belong to the Election Protection coalition convened by...
Oct 11, 20222 min read


Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Jacksonville
MEDIA ADVISORY October 5, 2022 Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Jacksonville As Part Of Statewide ‘We Draw The Lines’...
Oct 5, 20222 min read


Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs Stop In Bartow
Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs Stop In Bartow As Part Of Statewide ‘We Draw The Lines’ Tour *Pictures and video from the event...
Sep 13, 20222 min read


Week of Action: Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Join National Bus Tour
Week of Action: Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Join National Bus Tour and Make Stops In Tampa Bay and Southern Florida As...
Sep 12, 20222 min read


Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Orange County
Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Orange County As Statewide ‘We Draw The Lines’ Tour Continues Orlando – Tonight,...
Sep 6, 20222 min read


Seminole County kicks off statewide 'We Draw the Lines' tour focusing on redistricting
BY DYLAN LYONS SEMINOLE COUNTY UPDATED 1:51 PM ET AUG. 31, 2022 PUBLISHED 6:10 AM ET AUG. 31, 2022 SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Just a week...
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Two organizations host phone bank event encouraging voters to the polls in Pensacola
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Two non-profit foundations worked together in Pensacola Sunday to help encourage people to vote in the Tuesday Primary...
Aug 21, 20221 min read


DeSantis’s new election crimes unit makes its first arrests
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the first arrests made by the state’s new elections police force Thursday:...
Aug 17, 20224 min read
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