Adner Marcelin, a former president of the NAACP Tallahassee chapter, has filed to run for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 5. Marcelin, who works with acclaimed local civil rights attorney Ben Crump, already had an interest in civil justice. He has worked alongside Crump on major national cases such as Trayvon […]

The Florida Legislature has not introduced any bills related to protesting thus far in the 2022 session that got underway Jan. 11. This comes after the Tallahassee Police Department arrested 19 protesters near the state Capitol in the summer of 2020. The protesters had marched to fight police brutality and […]

Last September, Florida Republican Rep. Webster Barnaby filed HB 167, which is an abortion ban similar to Texas’ new abortion law. If Florida lawmakers agree to pass this bill, access to abortion throughout the state will drastically change as more states continue to chip away at Roe v. Wade. The […]

As students began to return to classrooms, some parents began to worry about their child’s safety at school. A bill proposed in the Florida House of Representatives would allow visual and audio recording devices in public school classrooms. HB 1055, sponsored by Bob Rommel, R-Naples, would allow school districts to […]

Floridians may be saying good-bye to Key lime pie and hello to strawberry shortcake as the state’s official dessert. A bill was introduced by Sen. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, on Jan.13, who explained the reasoning behind SB 1006, also known as “Operation Dessert Storm.” According to Burgess and as stated in […]

Senate Bill 282 was introduced by Sen. Darryl Ervin Rouson, D-Tampa, on Jan. 11, the first day of Florida’s legislative session. It addresses mental health and substance use disorders. The bill specifically focuses on allowing those who have had issues with substance abuse and or mental illnesses to become peer […]

We are about to begin a third year with the COVID-19 pandemic roiling the nation, and not even scientists are sure when — or if —it will come to an end. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and medical experts, it is not yet known what percentage […]

Roe v. Wade was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 1973, legalizing abortion for women across the country. Despite efforts by conservative organizations and right-to-life groups, the law remains in place. But maybe not for much longer. Texas has limited women to only six weeks before an abortion is […]

January 11 has been designated the annual National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the United States. The purpose is to bring attention to human trafficking — a modern-day slavery. Human trafficking does not segregate or discriminate. It can affect individuals of any gender, age, race, ethnicity or nationality. It can […]

Legislation filed by Florida state Sen. Lauren Book, D-Miami, Senate Bill 248, is also called the “Learning with Dignity Act.” It focuses on school districts making tampons and pads accessible to its students, free of charge, in each school nurse’s office or other physical school facilities. Book last year told […]