” … African American residents of Ocoee, Florida, went out to cast their ballots in the presidential election …. [I]n the run-up to the 1920 election, Black people in Ocoee were registering to vote in droves. “State and local officials — along with the Ku Klux Klan R[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Florida’
GOP governor: Business over lives
This article contains news with liberal commentary. Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis abolished face mask enforcement and lifted restrictions on all businesses in the state, including restaurants and bars, on Monday, September 28, 2020, according to ABC News. Read story here. Under DeSantis’ order[...]
September 21st, 2020 - 9:09 pm § in Politics
Florida makes protesting a felony
This article contains news with sarcastic liberal commentary. “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released a sweeping set of proposals … that would dramatically crack down on people who attend protests that turn violent or disorderly by threatening them with a mix of felonies and increased jail t[...]
March 17th, 2020 - 5:13 pm § in Politics
It’s spring break!
The beaches in Clearwater, Florida, on March 17, 2020. The GOP governor refused to close them. Enjoy this virtual sun from wherever you’re sheltering in place. But don’t wish you were there. Wish these people weren’t there. (NBC News photo; read story here.)[...]
January 10th, 2016 - 5:31 pm § in Politics
Florida cops ticket 90-year-old veteran for feeding the poor
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April 27th, 2015 - 9:13 am § in Uncategorized
Shot for riding a bike while black
https://youtu.be/r-3hTWLHUOU Dontrell Stephens will never walk again. He was shot in the back by Palm Beach County, Florida, sheriff’s deputy in September 2013. Stephens was riding a bike and talking to a friend on his cellphone. The cop followed him because he hadn’t seen Stephens in th[...]
March 31st, 2015 - 1:26 pm § in Politics
Bigotry Beat: Florida GOP legislator goes Indiana one better
Jason Brodeur (R-Nuts) is no stranger to controversy. In 2011, in the wake of the massacre that killed 6 people and wounded Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords and a dozen others, Brodeur introduced a bill in the Florida legislature that would subject any doctor, psychiatrist, or psychologist w[...]