Articles in Category: 'African Americans'

Minority Rule: 'Fair Districts' Don't Help Democrats ... Much

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 30, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: African Americans, Alcee Hastings, Allen West, Congress, Corrine Brown, Democrats, Fair Districts, Florida House, Henry Kelley, Hispanics, League of Women Voters, minorities, News, Redistricting, Republicans, retrogression, Steve Southerland, Politics

By: Michael Peltier News Service of Florida | Posted: August 20, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: African Americans, Agency for Workforce Innovation, Alvin Brown, Associated Industries of Florida, Audrey Gibson, Barney Bishop, BP Oil, Cecil Pearce, Charles Canady, Cubans, David Lawrence, Early Childhood Initiative Foundation, First Coast Outer Beltway, Florida Police Benevolent Association, Florida Power & Light, Florida Public Service Commission, Florida Supreme Court, Florida Transportation Commission, Florida Turnpike Enterprise, Gray Robinson, Haitian immigrants, Jackie Fulford, jobless rate, Latinos, Leandrew Mills III, Mike Fasano, National Council on Compensation Insurance, News, PBA, privatization, Progress Energy Florida, Ramon Day, Ray Sansom, Rick Scott, Ricky Polston, Ron Book, rulemaking, Second District Court of Appeal, Smith & Ballard, Southern Strategy Group, State Board of Education, Terry Fields, Tony Hill, Willie Meggs, Politics

Florida Democratic Party Seeks to Bleach Black Districts

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 22, 2011 3:55 AM

Call it the great whitewash. That's what Floridians can expect from Democratic leaders in the decennial redistricting process going on right now.

TAGS: African Americans, Congress, Corrine Brown, Fair Districts, Florida Democratic Party, legislature, NAACP, News, Redistricting, Republican Party, Columns