Anne GeggisMarch 31, 2023
11min0
The bill restricts the use of pronouns and defines marriage as 'heterosexual.'
Tag: Jackie Robinson
Anne GeggisMarch 31, 2023Anne GeggisOctober 31, 2022
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The Seminole Tribe is the main money behind two new mailers stoking culture war controversies against Crist.
Melissa RossApril 13, 2016
2min356
A celebration at Jacksonville’s J.P. Small Memorial Stadium, which used to host the Negro League, is set for Wednesday afternoon to honor baseball great Jackie Robinson. Jacksonville’s oldest publication targeted at the African-American community, the Florida Star, is also celebrating its 65th anniversary in conjunction with the Robinson celebration. Robinson, of course, was the first African-American […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2015
5min367
Here’s what we know regarding Representative Corrine Brown and next week’s legislative session for House map redistricting. She’s going to have a “breaking news announcement” on Thursday. And (since I asked) it does not involve her running for Senate. Here’s what else we know. She has read the ten pages in the Florida Supreme Court decision […]
Guest AuthorJuly 9, 20158min266
When I taught high school, several students believed the Confederate flag to be a symbol of Southern pride. They wore it on t-shirts, belt buckles, or flew it from the back of their pickup trucks. These were someone else’s children, so what they wore or waved was not necessarily my concern. I did encourage them, […]
Guest AuthorMay 5, 20158min244
The 2015 Major League Baseball Racial and Gender Report Card recently released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport shows the league had an A on the issue of racial hiring practices, a C/C+ for gender hiring practices and an overall grade of B. Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does […]
Bob SparksApril 14, 20147min223
Last week, a living legend made news for two reasons. First, he was honored for a remarkable accomplishment witnessed by millions on television 40 years ago. What he said during an interview in conjunction with the remembrance dwarfed the significance of the celebration itself. Hank Aaron, one of the greatest to ever play baseball, became […]