Anne GeggisFebruary 12, 2022
4min0
Bobby Powell slammed DeSantis' defense of comedian's right to use 'a dehumanizing slur rooted in slavery.'
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Anne GeggisFebruary 12, 2022
Peter SchorschFebruary 4, 2021
7min1376
His colleague got called out for complacency, but that's not what Gulfport's Mayor took issue with.
Phil AmmannApril 22, 2017
5min385
Marco Rubio has ‘no doubt’ state Sen. Frank Artiles‘ did the right thing by resigning from the Florida Legislature Friday in the wake of a racist and sexist outburst against two lawmakers. Elected officials are rightfully “held to a different standard,” Rubio said. “You hold a public trust, you are a representative of those districts, and you are going […]
Jim RosicaApril 21, 2017
4min487
Sen. Audrey Gibson on Thursday publicly responded to fellow Sen. Frank Artiles‘ racially-charged invective aimed at her earlier this week, saying she’s unsure she can be “comfortable” continuing to serve with Artiles in the Senate. Gibson appeared at a press conference with Sen. Perry Thurston and a group of Tallahassee-area pastors at the city’s Bethel Missionary Baptist […]
Brendan FarringtonApril 20, 2017
4min447
A lawyer representing a state senator who could be punished for using a racial slur and other vulgarities said Thursday that the remarks — as offensive as they were — are protected by free speech and that other senators have used similar language. Tallahassee attorney Steve Andrews wrote to the Senate lawyer reviewing the case […]
Jim RosicaApril 20, 2017
3min448
The head of the NAACP Florida State Conference is calling for state Sen. Frank Artiles to step down. The organization “stands fully behind the Florida Legislative Black Caucus … and several groups who have called for the resignation of Miami Senator Frank Artiles,” said Adora Obi Nweze, president of Florida’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. […]