2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (321+ words) Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon has spent years pushing back against efforts to restrict books and how Black history is taught in the state’s public schools. Those efforts eventually led Nixon to take the fight beyond the Florida Capitol and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (394+ words) Unsurprisingly, a MAGA-embracing Florida congressman won the Republican primary in the race for that state’s next governor. The victory advances Rep. Byron Donalds on his quest to become the state’s first Black governor. Byron Donalds wins GOP primary with Trump…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (454+ words) A long-time Democratic congresswoman appears set to serve another term in the U.S. House after winning a Florida Democratic primary Tuesday. But her victorious primary campaign has been controversial, with many criticizing the white Democrat for moving into a predominantly Black…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (525+ words) Another Democratic Socialist candidate has won a congressional primary, this time for a U.S. Senate seat to represent Florida. The unexpected victory over a more established Democratic candidate continues a notable but inconsistent wave of progressive victories within the party, and…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (547+ words) A man accused earlier this year with plotting a mass shooting at a Black music festival has been released without criminal charges. The man, a white former police officer, was taken into custody after making disturbing comments of planning violence…...