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Tag: civil rights

IN MEMORIAM

Geraldine F. Thompson 1948-2025

Friends and colleagues remember Thompson as a trailblazer, a force, a civil rights titan, a mentor and an advocate for many.

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BREAKING NEWS

Supervisor of Elections adds four more early voting sites

Two sites are in place, two are coming, to accommodate the record early voter turnout.

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CIVIL RIGHTS

Winter Garden political activist among the Orlando 8 protesters roughed up by Orlando Police

Street videos reveal discrepancies in arrest affidavit.

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BLACK HISTORY

Oakland issues proclamation for Juneteenth

“Juneteenth reminds each of us of the precious promises of freedom, equality and opportunities.”

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GOVERNMENT

Local legislators respond to House Resolution to cut ties with CAIR

“This is not the purview of the state government. It is the purview of the federal government.”

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FIRST AMENDMENT

First Amendment Foundation to Winter Garden: “Scrap” Media Rules

District 4 Commissioner Colin Sharman: “I'm in favor of changing it to where anybody can ask the question."

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FIRST AMENDMENT

Local police department, fire department chaplain programs raise Constitutional questions

Freedom From Religion Foundation asserts it’s government-endorsed religion while local officials say chaplains offer emotional support without infringing rights.

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REDISTRICTING

Legislative Black Caucus blasts DeSantis’s congressional map as 'blatantly unconstitutional'

Sen. Randolph Bracy: “This fight will continue in court. We will not let him get away with it.”

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POLICE BRUTALITY

Say his name: Jean “Samuel” Celestin

On this third anniversary of his death, keep the hope of justice alive.

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COMMUNITY ACTION

Winter Garden to Orange County Public Schools: No bus depot in our backyard!

Met with fierce community opposition, school officials say they’re open to finding a new location.

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