Black Floridians /tags/black-floridians Black Floridians en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT FL-20 candidates make their case, slam Wasserman Schultz at Broward Black Democratic Caucus meeting /government-politics/2026-05-19/fl-20-candidates-make-their-case-slam-wasserman-schultz-at-broward-black-democratic-caucus-meeting The Broward County Black Democratic Caucus made headlines earlier this month by telling Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz not to run for reelection in FL-20. Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-05-19/fl-20-candidates-make-their-case-slam-wasserman-schultz-at-broward-black-democratic-caucus-meeting Carlton Gillespie Black Caucus leader: Broward’s 20th U.S. House district must be protected amid redistricting squeeze /government-politics/2026-05-18/black-caucus-leader-browards-20th-u-s-house-district-must-be-protected-amid-redistricting-squeeze Corey Shearer, President of Broward's Black Democratic Caucus, talks Luther Campbell, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who are among the candidates for the U.S. 20th Congressional District in South Florida. Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-05-18/black-caucus-leader-browards-20th-u-s-house-district-must-be-protected-amid-redistricting-squeeze Chris D'Avanzo Senate to vote on $4 million in compensation to the families of the Groveland Four /government-politics/2026-02-13/senate-to-vote-on-4-million-in-compensation-to-the-families-of-the-groveland-four Those four young Black men -- Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, Ernest Thomas and Charles Greenlee, who was only 16 -- were wrongly prosecuted or killed for the alleged rape of a white woman in Lake County in 1949. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:47 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-13/senate-to-vote-on-4-million-in-compensation-to-the-families-of-the-groveland-four Joe Byrnes Survey shows Black Floridians are worried about their economic futures /business/2025-10-21/survey-shows-black-floridians-are-worried-about-their-economic-futures Black Floridians are worried about their economic futures and stressed about the direction of the country, according to a comprehensive survey done this summer by a group that has researched Black attitudes over the past decade. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:42:00 GMT /business/2025-10-21/survey-shows-black-floridians-are-worried-about-their-economic-futures Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix Equal Ground calls out 'failed' Florida Legislature, plans statewide tour to empower Black voters /government-politics/2025-05-21/equal-ground-calls-out-failed-florida-legislature-plans-statewide-tour-to-empower-black-voters Equal Ground, a statewide group aimed at empowering Blacks, reported that the Legislature passed 217 bills of nearly 2,000 introduced, "making this one of the least productive and most chaotic sessions in recent memory." Wed, 21 May 2025 10:01:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-05-21/equal-ground-calls-out-failed-florida-legislature-plans-statewide-tour-to-empower-black-voters Sergio R. Bustos 'Black Men Win Tailgate' event seeks to unite, empower Black men across South Florida /south-florida/2024-08-23/black-men-win-tailgate-event-seeks-to-unite-empower-black-men-across-south-florida The event this Sunday in Miami seeks to mobilize Black men to actively participate in the political process and advocate for meaningful change in their communities beyond the 2024 election cycle. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:16:34 GMT /south-florida/2024-08-23/black-men-win-tailgate-event-seeks-to-unite-empower-black-men-across-south-florida The Miami Times Staff Statewide campaign: Mobilize Black voters for 2024 elections to overturn 'extremist legislation' /government-politics/2024-04-18/statewide-campaign-mobilize-black-voters-for-2024-elections-to-overturn-extremist-legislation Equal Ground will launch a tour to promote its voter education and mobilization efforts on Saturday in Pinellas County with additional stops around the state. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:01:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-18/statewide-campaign-mobilize-black-voters-for-2024-elections-to-overturn-extremist-legislation Sergio R. Bustos New Pew study shows Black news consumers favor local over national media coverage /business/2023-12-04/pew-study-black-news-consumers-local A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that Black news consumers think local reporters do a better job of covering Black communities than the national media. Black publishers in South Florida have reasons why. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /business/2023-12-04/pew-study-black-news-consumers-local Wilkine Brutus Voting rights group tells White House of major legal, policy issues facing Black Floridians /government-politics/2023-10-31/black-floridians-equal-ground-white-house Florida-based Equal Ground leaders discussed federal funding for HBCU’s, broadband internet access and impact of 'unsafe' state laws on millions of Black residents with senior White House officials. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:29:16 GMT /government-politics/2023-10-31/black-floridians-equal-ground-white-house Natu Tweh This South Florida historian leads free, monthly Black history classes /arts-culture/2023-10-23/this-south-florida-historian-leads-a-free-monthly-black-history-classes Tameka Hobbs manages the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center in Sistrunk — Fort Lauderdale's historically Black neighborhood. They partnered with the Black History Project to start a Black History Saturday School in Broward County. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:47:34 GMT /arts-culture/2023-10-23/this-south-florida-historian-leads-a-free-monthly-black-history-classes Carlos Frías, Elisa Baena, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Julia Cooper, Alyssa Ramos