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After voters passed an amendment that restores felons' voting rights in 2018, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting convicted felons from voting until they pay all their fees. Many voting rights activists call this a poll tax.
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“Black lives matter.” Those were the words hundreds of protesters chanted throughout the streets of downtown Fort Lauderdale on Sunday.As protests and…
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Drivers zip down Sistrunk Boulevard, the historic main street in the historically black northwest section of Fort Lauderdale, without giving much thought…
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In Virginia and Kentucky, activists on both sides of the abortion debate are working to elect candidates at the state level with the power to affect abortion policy.
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That spiffy county pet shelter that opened three years ago isn’t so spiffy these days.That’s according to an out-of-state expert sent in to do a surprise…
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Activists fighting to preserve a slice of one of the world’s rarest forests lost what was likely the last legal battle to stop the imperiled ecosystem…
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Sister Jeanne O’Laughlin, the Adrian Dominican nun whose ambitious academic agenda and prodigious fundraising skills transformed once-modest Barry…
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Activists admit movement around national issues like police reform has been slow, but say they're focused on local issues — from paying subway fare to helping serve dinner to homeless people.
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No, election season is not over for Democrats. In fact, judging by the crowds and the speeches at the James L. Knight Center in Miami on Wednesday night,…
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A victory in a Delaware legislative race has Democrats enthused, and some think they can pull off an upset in a Georgia House special election, giving evidence of growing anti-Trump sentiment.
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Duncan Green, a 35-year veteran of social justice and the author of a new book called 'How Change Happens,' says the real work happens after a protest.
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Norteño music developed along the Texas-Mexico border. It blends the instruments of mariachi with the rhythms of polka. And now, one of norteño's most…