Civil Rights

According to the decision, the law is in violation of Section VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, however the outcome of the issue might ultimately hinge on an appeals court ruling in a Georgia case.

In "American Scare," Fieseler writes about a period in Florida toward the end of McCarthyism, when a legislative inquest targeted Black and gay activists. During his research, he finds parallels to today.

The surviving participants of Tampa's sit-in were recognized for their efforts in the Civil Rights Movement.

The plaintiffs say the problem is particularly acute in Miami-Dade, Broward, Duval, and Orange counties, which have large black populations.

Sonya Mallard’s sense of home in Florida deepened in 2013 when she discovered the Moore Cultural Complex in Mims near Titusville, where she became the cultural coordinator.

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into UT and Hillsborough County Schools under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

A new Florida Civil Rights Museum makes national history as the first-ever virtual gallery of its kind.

The groups say the state's process for redetermining coverage eligibility is unfair to recipients who are Latino, immigrant or Black.

Meet Clarence Fort, organizer of the Tampa 1960 sit-ins, and Mark E. Leib, the playwright behind the new production spotlighting the events.

Joseph Holt, artistic director of Choral Artists of Sarasota, says the Florida premiere of the performance "is an important piece to present at this point."

"We can't learn from the past if we don't even acknowledge that it existed."

A protracted legal fight over how city council districts were drawn in Jacksonville reflects an aspect of redistricting that often remains in the shadows.