Ryan NicolFebruary 6, 2019
4min611
The panel would be modeled off a similar commission created after the Parkland shooting.
Tag: NAACP
Ryan NicolFebruary 6, 2019
Drew WilsonNovember 3, 2018
4min415
Tampa attorney Todd Marks, a candidate for Hillsborough County Commission, said he was standing in solidarity with the county NAACP chapter in the wake of a death threat it received for its opposition to the transit sales tax slated for the general election ballot. The death threat came in via a letter, postmarked from St. […]
Staff ReportsNovember 2, 2018
4min398
Former Hillsborough County NAACP head Bennie Small Jr. is suing the civil rights group and its current president over procedural votes he says violated the organization’s rules. The Hillsborough County chapter of the NAACP is named in the suit along with current president Yvette Lewis. Small is the immediate past president of the group and […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2018
10min424
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum returned to the trail Thursday, his first active campaigning since Hurricane Michael. The Tallahassee Mayor resumed his campaign with a rally at a Jacksonville church, his first of two stops in the city Thursday afternoon, with a fundraiser in between the two public events. It’s not a moment too soon for […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2018
2min225
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum will give his first major speech since returning to the campaign trail Thursday evening in Jacksonville. The Tallahassee Mayor, who took time off the trail as Tallahassee completed most of its power restoration after Hurricane Michael, is back. Gillum will address the 53rd Jacksonville NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, a commitment he […]
Jacob OglesOctober 16, 2018
5min374
A new Vice News investigation is spotlighting declines of in-person voting in Manatee County under Supervisor of Elections Mike Bennett. The report notes that since his election in 2012, Bennett reduced the number of polling places in the county by 30 percent in, primarily by consolidating precincts in black and Latino areas. The news outlet […]
Jacob OglesAugust 5, 2018
6min484
Thousands gathered in Clearwater on Sunday as Rev. Al Sharpton called on justice for Markeis McGlockton, a father shot down last month after a dispute over a parking space. To cheers, Sharpton called on law enforcement to arrest shooter Michael Drejka. “Lock him up or give up your badge,” Sharpton said at the event Sunday. […]
Drew WilsonJuly 31, 20185min514
The Clearwater branch of the NAACP on Tuesday repeated its call for an arrest in the recent fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton and said that it has also sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking for an investigation. The statement from Clearwater/Upper Pinellas County NAACP chair Marva McWhite came after the group […]
Scott PowersMay 16, 2018
1min250
Vacation rental marketing giant Airbnb and the NAACP are kicking off a new partnership in Miami Gardens to promote home-sharing in African-American communities. The company and civil rights organization intend to roll out their new program Saturday, promising to offer grassroots community outreach and education, and a new business model designed to provide 20 percent […]
Mitch PerryOctober 13, 2017
11min661
In one of the highest profile appearances since her election in July as chair the Hillsborough County NAACP, Yvette Lewis took a shot at some of the most prominent establishment names in Tampa. During Friday’s Cafe Con Tampa at the Oxford Exchange, Lewis shared brutally honest thoughts on several topics: A lack of diversity at the University […]