Florida

No fascists in Florida!

Pensacola, Fla. — Nazi and white supremacist leader Richard Spencer descended Oct. 19 on Gainesville, Fla., to the University of…

October 24, 2017

Post-Irma Florida: Poor suffer most for lack of gov’t preparation

The aftermath of Hurricane Irma, despite the storm hitting Florida with less force than at first expected, again highlights the…

September 20, 2017

Irma hits Florida: Who will help those most in need?

As of Sept. 11, people around the world have read millions of words and seen extensive television reports and photos…

September 11, 2017

Racist killer cop indicted in Florida

A Florida cop who shot and killed musician Corey Jones in October 2015 was finally indicted by a Palm Beach…

June 10, 2016

South Florida students: ‘Dump Trump’

Tampa, Fla. -- Students for a Democratic Society Tampa hosted a “Dump Trump” rally on Feb. 12 in front of the…

February 17, 2016

Abuse survivor still on Florida’s hit list

Marissa Alexander faces another trial People across the country are outraged by Florida State Attorney Angela Corey’s recent decision to…

March 13, 2014

Florida farmworkers protest Southeast groceries

Florida farmworkers have taken their campaign for Fair Food to several states in the Southeast, focusing on the Publix grocery…

October 10, 2013

Heroic youth hold sit-in for third week

Aug. 5 – “The World is Ours” reads the shirt of Phillip Agnew and his other Dream Defenders, who have…

August 7, 2013

Dream Defenders at Florida’s Capitol: ‘A life-changing experience’

WW reporters Imani Henry and Scott Williams on July 27 asked several Dream Defenders occupying the Florida state Capitol in…

August 7, 2013

‘Dreamers’ sleep in Florida Capitol to fight for justice for Trayvon Martin

By Imani Henry and Scott Williams Tallahassee, Fla., July 28 — They came from all over: Florida, California, New Orleans,…

July 30, 2013