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The suit stems from the cancellation of the South Florida Muslim Federation’s annual conference last January. Despite having a contract with Coral Spring Marriott to hold the event, it was canceled just a week prior.

A 62-year-old woman has been convicted of discrimination and harassment on for making racist comments about Colombia’s first Black vice president during an antigovernment protest last year.

In a new report, GLAAD found that 84% of LGBTQ adults said not enough protections are on social media to prevent discrimination, harassment or disinformation.

As a federal judge considers whether to block a new state law that restricts the way certain race-related concepts can be taught in public schools and in workplace training, businesses filed a second lawsuit alleging the law violates First Amendment rights.

Steve Wilks and Ray Horton join Flores in seeking compensatory and punitive damages for Black head coaches, offensive and defensive coordinators, quarterback coaches and general managers.

The city of Fort Lauderdale is letting go of its chief of police after several employees filed complaints of discrimination. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports Police Chief Larry Scirotto was fired Thursday without severance pay.

The Supreme Court has been dismantling key provisions of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. The justices have taken another case on the issue next term.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday peppered attorneys with questions in a lawsuit over whether a Northeast Florida high school should have prevented a transgender male student from using boys’ bathrooms.

The former Miami Dolphins Coach at the center of a racial discrimination lawsuit that has rocked the NFL has landed a new job.

For the third consecutive year, Democratic Rep. Kamia Brown has introduced the Crown Act. The legislation, which has been signed into law in 14 states, prohibits race-based hair discrimination. Florida is not one of those states.

And the risks may be cumulative. UCLA researchers found that those who faced more incidents of discrimination had an even higher risk of future health problems.

Amy Cooper filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer, saying the company never investigated the incident that led to her firing — the confrontation between her and Christian Cooper.