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The federal lawsuit claims the state has maintained “a segregated system of higher education” and that Florida’s disparate funding and support for FAMU violates constitutional equal-protection rights.

Desmond Meade was recently named as a MacArthur Foundation fellow for 2021 — commonly known as a “genius" grant. He discusses honor and his activism in passing Amendment 4 in 2018.

Dr. Opie sheds light on the role food played in the life of another Harlem Renaissance-era Floridian, James Weldon Johnson.

The pioneering educator and civil rights activist is the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in Statuary Hall. She replaced a Confederate general.

The bill would create new crimes related to violent protests and make it harder for local governments to reduce police spending.

Sunday's anniversary of the day marchers were beaten by police in Selma, Ala., will honor the late civil rights icon. Some 56 years later, former state Sen. Hank Sanders says his work isn't done.

The Kansas City Star noted it "disenfranchised, ignored and scored generations of Black Kansas Citians" for much of its 140 years of existence.

A portion of Gamble Street could be renamed for Trudie Perkins, one of the first Black nurses at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, and her husband Robert.

The Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and Arts honored Davis for his work as a photojournalist and diplomat.

Protesters continue to take to the streets around the Tampa Bay area with heightened passion after a Kentucky grand jury decided to not indict any police officers in the death of Breonna Taylor. More often than not, a group of legal observers is trailing them.

For many African Americans, patriotism is complicated because the promises of America aren't fulfilled equally. The Fourth of July brings a challenge: reconciling national pride with systemic racism.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Josie Johnson reflect on the civil rights movement and the protests following the death of George Floyd. "We're not going to give up. We're not going to stop," Jackson says.