Political

By Andrew Pantazi | The Tributary – The Jacksonville City Council has decided to appeal a federal court order that found the city had likely racially gerrymandered its district lines. While waiting on the appeal, the council will […]

The leading plaintiffs in the redistricting lawsuit fighting back against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ unconstitutional maps made a stop on the ‘We Draw The Lines’ statewide tour in Jacksonville held inside Mt Olive Primitive Baptist Church […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jeffrey L. Boney NNPA Newswire contributor (sourcewww.blackpressusa.com) The 2022 midterm elections will definitely cast a major light on the future of this country, and with recent decisions surrounding education, healthcare, voting rights, […]

(Source: www.jaxtrib.org) – Civil rights groups and Jacksonville’s city attorneys will battle in federal court Friday in a hearing that could decide whether the city’s council districts are tossed or kept before the coming 2023 […]

BY RAFAEL BERNAL – (Source: www.thehill.com) – The Republican Party on Thursday announced it has hosted more than 5,000 separate events at its minority community centers, 38 multipurpose voter outreach spaces spread around 19 states. The […]

By Isaac Morgan Florida Phoenix Via FloridaPolitics.com – (Source www.miamitimesonline.com) – It’s been about four decades since a Florida woman – Republican Paula Hawkins of the Orlando area – was elected to the U.S. Senate […]

Judge Renatha Francis immigrated from Jamaica to Florida, where she began her legal career as a law clerk for Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee. She was appointed to the Miami-Dade County Court in […]

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior –The failure of Congress to pass legislation like the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the George Floyd Justice in Police Act have already frustrated African Americans […]