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Guest AuthorJuly 8, 2015

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I wonder whether the need for workplace-diversity initiatives is an indicator of an underlying societal issue? If so, could a more comprehensive approach to diversity serve as a catalyst for social transformation? Many companies recognize the recruitment and hiring of minority-represented groups as an important aspect of diversity. But could the fact that many blacks […]

Steve SchaleMay 17, 2015

These days, every conversation about Florida and 2016 generally starts and ends with the Hispanic vote – and for good reason. It is easily the fastest growing segment of the population. The Hispanic vote in Florida is critical, though I would caution election observers that it isn’t the silver bullet. Most GOP and Democratic strategists […]

Phil AmmannMarch 20, 2015

In November, Florida Republicans flipped six seats to gain a super-majority in the state House of Representatives, giving the chamber a veto-proof majority. The Democratic trouncing was not only across Florida, but also nationally, evidenced in Bill Day’s latest. Day provides a glimpse of who is now running the show in Tallahassee, and — to a […]

Phil AmmannMarch 20, 2015

In November, Florida Republicans flipped six seats to gain a super-majority in the state House of Representatives, giving the chamber a veto-proof majority. The Democratic trouncing was not only across Florida, but also nationally, evidenced in Bill Day’s latest. Day provides a glimpse of who is now running the show in Tallahassee, and — to a […]

Daniel TilsonApril 23, 2014

What if two intrepid reporters cornered Gov. Rick Scott and… Reporter A: Governor, why are you suddenly and so publicly supporting in-state tuition legislation that would let undocumented immigrants pay the same college tuition as legal residents? Scott: Anybody who grew up in Florida should get to go to a state university without paying 15 […]

Peter SchorschMarch 27, 2014

Every day in eighth grade, a special-ed teacher would come into our language arts classroom and pull two students out for what I assume was remedial English training. Despite being fluent in English and two of the smartest kids I knew, these friends weren’t expected to get what they needed from a mainstream classroom or […]

Guest AuthorAugust 30, 2013

Not too long ago, being Hispanic in the United States was…no bueno. To many observers before the 1990s, the perception was that Hispanics were recent arrivals in comparison to immigrants from other parts of the world, oftentimes misunderstood and ignored, relegated to less-than-desirable jobs, and treated as second-class citizens in this first-class country. But please, […]

Tag: Hispanics

Vanessa Lopez-Littleton: Broad changes needed to approach social harmony

Steven Schale: How Hispanic voters could swing Florida's 2016 presidential race to Democrats

Bill Day’s latest: The partisan divide and Florida’s super-majority

Bill Day's latest: The partisan divide and Florida's super-majority

Daniel Tilson: Rick Scott’s Hispanic transparency

Peter Schorsch: Florida schools have closed Hispanic achievement gap

Maritza Martinez: Public becoming obsessed with all things Hispanic.