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The Florida Supreme Court ignored precedent and gutted Amendment 4. Now other rights are at risk. | Editorial
Justices of the Florida Supreme Court attend the opening session of the Florida Legislature in January. Left to Right: Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Justice …
Bloomberg proposes multi-billion-dollar initiative to provide economic justice for black Americans in Tulsa speech
January 21, 2020 Mike Bloomberg took to the site of historic race riots in Tulsa, Okla., on Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend to propose sweeping plans to …
79 People Who Made Big Career Moves in 2019 (Pinellas County, Florida)
Above: Valerie Powell-Stafford was named CEO of Northside Hospital in St. Pete in July 2019 – By Gypsy Gallardo for the Power Broker Magazine “Suited …
NEW: 5 Big Things for Black St. Petersburg in November 2019
Ephraim Sykes (above) in performance that earned him a Tony nomination –By Gypsy C. Gallardo As we enter a new decade, the Power Broker magazine will …
POLL: St. Pete Black Voters Still Undecided, with Just 2 Weeks ‘Til Election Day
StPetePolls.org’s October 20, 2019 poll shows these four candidates as frontrunners for the Nov 5th election: Robert Blackmon (District 1), Ed Montanari …
Florida Can’t Block Former Felons From Voting If They Owe Money And Can’t Pay: Judge
October 21, 2019 – From HuffPost.com Florida election officials can’t block a group of nearly 20 people with felony convictions from registering to …
Montgomery elected its first black mayor in 200 years. This is why it matters
October 10, 2019 In the two centuries since its founding, Alabama’s capital of Montgomery and the birthplace of the civil rights movement has …
Progress Comes When We’re Selfless and Relentless: Jamal Sowell, Florida Secretary of Commerce
New Enterprise Florida chief Jamal Sowell (center) with Watson Haynes, CEO of Pinellas County Urban League (right) – By Roger Clendening Jamal Sowell, a …
More Votes Found, NAACP Calls for Opa-Locka Ballots to be Counted
NAACP President Ruban Roberts demanding votes be counted Remember tales of those uncounted ballots left to languish in a mailroom in Opa-Locka, Florida? Well …
Black Voters Who Backed DeSantis
Yes, they exist; here’s how many black Floridians voted Republican last week -By Gypsy C. Gallardo (Photo: Blacks for Trump Facebook page) Some of us will …
