Posts in category Civil Rights

Left to Right: Harriett Tubman, Gwen Ifill, Jurnee Smollett, and Issa Rae PHOTOS COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA, ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT, PINTEREST, AND ISSARAE.COM Staff Report Courtesy of the National …

By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com “Did you ever know that you’re my hero And everything I would like to be? I can fly higher than …

Left to right: City of Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson and Miami-Dade County Deputy Mayor Russell Benford present Sandra K. Gipson, …

MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – A juror’s use of racial or ethnic slurs during deliberations over a defendant’s guilt can be a reason for …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – After failing to prevent Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation, civil rights groups are now shifting their attention …

By Gary FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – After repeated delays, the mansion that was once home to one of Florida’s most well-regarded governors is …

“We must work together to make a way out of no way. #goodtrouble” was the last thing John Lewis tweeted Sunday, along with a picture …

By ISHEKAN.HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com Ever since she was a little girl who would line up her dolls and play school with them, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has …

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is being designated a national historic …

By VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Obama administration designated three new national monuments (last) Thursday honoring civil rights history as it commemorated Martin …