Renee Souvenir, a Florida State University Student Government Association senator, proposed that FSU recognize April as Arab American Heritage Month (Resolution 49) during their weekly Senate meetings. The Senate meets every Wednesday monthly during the spring semester to vote on proposals and other matters submitted by its committees and constituents. […]

The Tallahassee Community Action Committee — an organization that fights for community control of the police and does direct action work against police brutality — called for a rally at City Hall Wednesday during the City Commission meeting. Their mission: to demand justice for Calvin Riley Sr. by requesting the […]

Black Voters Matter Tallahassee hosted a “It’s About Us” town hall Saturday at the Bethel Family Life Center to address the impacts of the recently concluded legislative session and the collective power that the Black community has. According to their website, Black Voters Matter is an organization whose mission is […]

Marsha McIntyre-Lowe hosted a rally at the Capitol Thursday to demand justice for the victims of medical neglect within the Florida Department of Corrections. McIntyre-Lowe says her son is a victim of medical neglect causing him to suffer due to two misdiagnoses that led to unnecessary castration and severe brain […]

AT least five members of  FAMU’s 10-student Electoral Commission submitted their resignation letters Thursday night to Larry LaFrance, vice chair of the Student Government Association’s  Judicial and Rules Committee, because of the ongoing controversy regarding the two Miss FAMU candidates who were removed from the ballot earlier this week. One […]

The Florida African American Task Force has been planning on creating an African American History Museum in the state. This museum will be built to showcase the contributions that Black Americans have made in Florida.  There were eight people appointed to the task force by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Senate […]

State Senator Geraldine Thompson and Representative LaVon Bracy Davis teamed up to file the second Voting Rights Act bill — the Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Florida Voting Rights Act (SB 1522/HB 1035)  — in the state of Florida.  They also hosted Wednesday’s “Mass Voting Rights Rally,” attended by […]

During winter break, there was a post-and-delete announcement made by the owners of Railroad Square regarding a four-story apartment complex with a parking garage that would be built in the art district. According to WTLX Tallahassee, this project would’ve demolished several buildings and affected many businesses, which caused an uproar […]

Florida students are creating the youngest led Political Action Committee in the state. Earlier this week, the Florida High School Democrats and Florida College Democrats announced the formation of the Florida Future Leaders PAC. Jayden D’Onofrio, the PAC’s chair and chair of the Florida Democratic Party Youth Council, created the […]