Shooter of Trayvon Martin a habitual caller to cops - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com
10 weeks ago by minorjive
At the focal point of a shooting scandal: a mild-mannered neighbor who fixated on crime and focused on young, black males.
trayvonmartin
RacialMurder
racism
florida
10 weeks ago by minorjive
Zora Neale Hurston in Florida
december 2010 by minorjive
The following is a compilation of all of the known Zora Neale Hurston sound recordings* created while she worked for the WPA in the 1930s.
"zora
neale
hurston"
florida
wpa
audio
archival
recordings
"library
of
congress"
december 2010 by minorjive
MiamiHerald.com | 03/19/2006 | More Miami-Dade students face detention for misdemeanors
march 2006 by minorjive
A 'zero-tolerance' policy against violent crimes has put more Miami-Dade students in handcuffs--for fighting, graffiti and other minor offenses.
education
racism
race
florida
march 2006 by minorjive
Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Race and Uncounted Overvotes in Florida 2000
january 2006 by minorjive
Interesting interview with Lance deHaven-Smith, a professor specializing in Florida election law and the author of a new book about the 2000 Florida election.
florida
election00
racism
january 2006 by minorjive
Floridian: Protecting their history and sharing their pain
may 2005 by minorjive
teacher refuses to stop using "squ*w"
NativeAmerican
racism
florida
StPete
women
may 2005 by minorjive
Perspective: Telling history
may 2005 by minorjive
The history of St. Petersburg has as many versions as the people who live there.
florida
racism
may 2005 by minorjive
Tampabay: Spending per student: Who fares better?
may 2005 by minorjive
Tyrone Elementary School, St. Pete
florida
education
may 2005 by minorjive
Southpinellas: Video shows police handcuffing 5-year-old - 4/22
april 2005 by minorjive
Videotape was rolling March 14 when the 5-year-old girl swung again and again, her bantam punches landing on the outstretched palms of Nicole Dibenedetto, the new assistant principal at Fairmount Park Elementary.
florida
racism
police
education
JScott
april 2005 by minorjive
Los Angeles Times: Casting Votes, Claims of Fraud, Come Early in Florida
december 2004 by minorjive
Democrats say the Bush campaign is targeting black precincts for challenges. The GOP says many absentee ballots have been lost.
VotingRights
election
florida
republicanism
december 2004 by minorjive
Herald.com | 12/06/2004 | Proposal redirects drawing district borders
december 2004 by minorjive
Still smarting from a drubbing in November, Florida Democrats are dusting off a pitch to take the partisanship out of the explosive once-a-decade task of redrawing political boundaries -- a long-shot proposal they say could help the one-time majority part
VotingRights
election
florida
december 2004 by minorjive
Herald.com | 12/06/2004 | Florida one of few in banning felon rights
december 2004 by minorjive
Over a quiet dinner in 1997, a black state legislator named Harold V. Dutton Jr. persuaded the governor of Texas to approve a new law restoring civil rights to all felons who had served their time.
VotingRights
florida
racism
december 2004 by minorjive
Make ballots portable if they are provisional
december 2004 by minorjive
Sometimes, voters end up in the wrong place. That doesn't mean their vote for president or for statewide races shouldn't count.
VotingRights
election
florida
december 2004 by minorjive
KRT Wire | 11/27/2004 | Independent vote count confirms Bush win in northern Florida
november 2004 by minorjive
Last week, The Miami Herald went to see for itself whether Bush's steamroll through North Florida was legitimate. Picking three counties that fit the conspiracy theory profile - staunchly Democratic by registration, whoppingly GOP by voting - two reporter
ElectronicVoting
VotingRights
election
florida
november 2004 by minorjive
Miami Herlad | 11/23/2004 | Felons list audit faults state
november 2004 by minorjive
A new audit shows that Florida's attempt to rid the voting rolls of felons this past election season was marred by lax oversight by the Department of State, which failed to follow legal settlements and relied on seriously flawed data when it put together
VotingRights
election
florida
racism
november 2004 by minorjive
Palm Beach Post - Most provisional ballots rejected; voters often in wrong precinct
november 2004 by minorjive
The vast majority of provisional ballots — voters' last chance to have their voices heard — were rejected, a review of the presidential election results from across the state found.
VotingRights
election
florida
november 2004 by minorjive
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Editorials - Volusia recount could help ease nation's suspicions
november 2004 by minorjive
Bev Harris, founder of the Seattle-based Black Box Voting, and Supervisor of Elections Deanie Lowe should have the same interest at heart -- protecting the integrity of the 229,580 votes cast in the Nov. 2 election. They should be allies, not adversaries.
ElectronicVoting
VotingRights
election
florida
november 2004 by minorjive
Boston.com / News / Politics / Presidential candidates / Media accused of ignoring election irregularities
november 2004 by minorjive
With some media outlets moving swiftly to debunk the notion that the election had been stolen by the Republicans, the press itself has come under scrutiny, accused of everything from a conspiracy of silence to a collective passivity about pursuing voting
ElectronicVoting
VotingRights
election
florida
ohio
november 2004 by minorjive
MSNBC - Keith Olberman –
november 2004 by minorjive
analysis of meida coverage on election problems
ElectronicVoting
VotingRights
election
florida
ohio
november 2004 by minorjive
Loaded Mouth - Voting in Florida Counties
november 2004 by minorjive
or the small counties (20,000 or under population) that voted Republican but have high rates of registration for Democrats, I took their voting data from 1996, 2000, 2004. I took down who they voted for, how many votes were recorded for the candidates, an
VotingRights
blogs
election
florida
november 2004 by minorjive
The New York Times > Washington > Election 2004 > Bush Secured Victory in Florida by Veering From Beaten Path
november 2004 by minorjive
While Democrats placed their emphasis on the state's urban centers and dispatched thousands of lawyers in a defensive effort to avoid mistakes they made four years ago, the Bush campaign concentrated on the new face of Florida, winning a margin of nearly
VotingRights
election
florida
republicanism
november 2004 by minorjive
State: Provisional ballots join list of Florida's voting concerns
november 2004 by minorjive
"There have not been statewide standards for how the counting is going to be done," said Maxwell of the League of Women Voters. "It's important that everyone know how it's done, and it be done the same way."
ProvisionalBallots
VotingRights
election
florida
november 2004 by minorjive
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