The day after Barack Obama was elected president, Kari Fulton heard a white colleague proclaim that racism in America is dead. ...more

January 4, 2009

The thought of his six young nieces keeps Yusuf Dabus awake. The girls, ages 3-7, lived in the Gaza Strip and were seeking shelter near a mosque over the weekend as Israeli planes dropped bombs on Hamas targets. His nieces died, Dabus said, casualties in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. ...more

December 31, 2008

Hundreds of Palestinian supporters lined up on Dale Mabry Boulevard this afternoon, waving flags, holding homemade signs for passing cars and chanting through megaphones. ...more

December 30, 2008

Chicago workers in the third day of a sit-in on the floor of their former workplace peered through the windows of a door Sunday, amazed by a mix of supporters, politicians and journalists who packed a foyer outside. ...more

December 8, 2008

BRADENTON — Civil rights leaders are pressuring the Bradenton Police Department to end the practice of stopping walkers at night in one part of the city for not using sidewalks and for walking on the wrong side of the road. ...more

May 25, 2008

TALLAHASSEE – Outraged by the acquittal of eight former boot camp workers in the death of Martin Lee Anderson at the facility last year, the state NAACP organization plans to march and rally in Tallahassee next week in protest. The Florida State Conference NAACP has announced plans to galvanize thousands to demonstrate against the jury decision at an event organizers are calling ""The Justice for Martin Lee Anderson March and Rally'' at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Tallahassee Federal Courthouse, 111 N. Adams St. ...more

October 18, 2007

How to make Avon Park grow has been the single biggest issue city leaders have grappled with for a while. That it will continue to be as important was evident at a recent Avon Park City Council candidate forum organized by a civil rights group –– the League of United Latin American Citizens. Those who expected race issues and the landlord ordinance to be discussed were surprised to instead find candidates being asked their opinion on growth matters. One of the organizers, who is Hispanic, emphasized to Highlands Today that fostering "unity" and growth are two of Avon Park's biggest challenges. He said he wanted to live in a vibrant, growing community where his kids wouldn't have to leave to look for jobs. Another member said he didn't want Avon Park to become another low-income community. ...more

October 8, 2007