Florida
Rep. Allen West Uninvited From NAACP Fundraiser Over Communist Comments
The local NAACP chapter in Rep. Allen West’s South Florida district is distancing itself from its congressman following West’s accusation earlier this month that 81 House Democrats are Communists. The Martin County, Fla., branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People revoked their invitation for West to be the keynote speaker at [...]
U. S. Department of Justice Sues City of Jacksonville, JFRD Over Discriminatory Promotion Processes
The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the city of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters after it says the entities engaged in racial discrimination against black firefighters seeking promotion. According to the lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday, the department believes that a written test given to the [...]
Resignation of chief in Trayvon Martin case rejected
The Sanford city commission rejected the resignation of the police chief harshly criticized for his handling of the Trayvon Martin case. The commissioners voted 3-2 Monday to reject the resignation of Bill Lee. The majority blamed the uproar surrounding Martin’s death on outsiders. Police did not initially charge 28-year-old George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer [...]
Sanford Police Chief to resign
Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee will resign his position later this afternoon. The Sanford City Commission issued a press release earlier indicating that they planned to vote at a meeting later in the day. Lee temporarily stepped down on March 22. Related PostsThe black Kennedy has become the black LBJ Same-Sex Marriage versus the [...]
Neighborhood watch shooter Zimmerman released from Fla. jail
In a low-key event, George Zimmerman was released from a Florida jail on $150,000 bail as he awaits his second-degree murder trial in the fatal shooting of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin. The neighborhood watch volunteer was wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans and carrying a paper bag as he walked out of the jail [...]
