‘Florida has purposefully engaged in a pattern and practice of racial discrimination … that has prevented HBCUs … from achieving parity with their traditionally White institution counterparts.’
Sponsors of legislation requiring the state to produce a report each year on criminal sentencing disparities based on race said Monday that they don’t mean an attack on judges but need to know what the data show. “I’ve heard there’s been some consternation from some judges,” said Sen. Audrey Gibson, a Democrat from Jacksonville. “The bill is […]
My America is not the same as yours. It’s not the same America that gay and lesbian sons and daughters of the Midwest experienced. It’s not the same America that black sons and daughters of the Deep South know. But make no mistake, brothers and sisters. It is all our America. We’ve had a chance […]
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