School Board Honors John Winston, Tireless Advocate of Flagler’s...
At 76, John Winston has continued to be the leading force behind the Flagler school district's African-American Mentor Program, which pairs young boys and men in need of solid direction with adults who...
View ArticleSuperintendent Search Committee Signs Off on Applicant Pool Criteria, But...
The 40-odd questions aim to provide as objective a set of criteria as possible to weed through the pile of superintendent applicants and reduce it to a short list of four to six names that will be...
View ArticleDeadly Force, In Black and White: Analysis of Killings by Police Shows...
Young black males in recent years were at a far greater risk of being shot dead by police than their white counterparts – 21 times greater, according to an analysis of federally collected data on fatal...
View ArticleAmerican Sniper: For North Miami Beach Police Chief, Targeting Blacks Isn’t...
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2015, Florida is still making national news over racism. Thank you for that, Police Chief J. Scott Dennis, writes Nancy Smith. The post American Sniper: For North Miami...
View ArticleFor Black Students in Flagler Schools, Some Progress But “Systemic Bias” and...
Amir Whitaker, a staff attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center, presented a report card on the school district's treatment of black students, acknowledging some progress but pointing out enduring...
View ArticleSaggy Pants From Contempt of Court to a Rising Culture’s Free Expression
What is the real issue with sagging? Is it the fact that underwear or shorts are exposed, or is it something else? Vanessa Lopez-Littleton argues for the latter. The post Saggy Pants From Contempt of...
View ArticleWhy Black America Fears the Police
When shots were fired as a group of black friends walked along the beach, there was no rush to call 911. They feared what could happen if police came rushing into a group of people who, by virtue of...
View ArticleSchool Board Seals Agreement Reforming Disciplining of Black Students, Ending...
The Flagler County School Board this evening voted 5-0 to ratify an agreement with the Southern Poverty Law Center that seeks to eliminate racial disparities in school discipline, resolving a federal...
View ArticleThe Confederate Flag: A Swastika Cross-Dressing as Heritage
Removing the Confederate flag from public places isn't a denial of first amendment rights. It corrects an offensive version of false history and opposes black honor to white supremacy. The post The...
View ArticleAgainst Protest, Walton County in Panhandle Joins Marion to Let Confederate...
Walton County flew started flying the Confederate flag at its courthouse in 1964 in direct opposition to the Civil Rights Act, which extended rights protections to blacks. The post Against Protest,...
View ArticleJeb Bush Blows It On Race
With just two words — “free stuff” — Bush managed to insult millions of black Americans, completely misread what motivates black people to vote, and falsely imply that African Americans are the...
View ArticleCorey Jones Killing by Cop Triggers Black Lawmakers’ Calls for Independent...
Corey Jones, 31, a church musician whose car stalled on an Interstate 95 exit ramp early Sunday after a gig, was shot by a plainclothes officer in an unmarked car. Some lawmakers are calling for...
View ArticleFrom a Speeding Stop to an Accusation of Rioting at Flagler Jail: Dustin...
Dustin Singleton, 35, was accused of inciting a riot at the Flagler County Jail Tuesday, a 2nd degree felony, after he refused orders to go to his bunk. He was serving 30 days on a misdemeanor...
View ArticleShirley Chisholm, “Part of the Heritage of Palm Coast,” Receives Presidential...
Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to run for president, retired to Palm Coast in 1991. She received the posthumous medal from President Obama today as an awareness campaign about her life and...
View ArticleYes, We Still Need Black History Month
Black history is American history, and we shouldn’t relegate its teaching to one month a year. But that isn’t the point of Black History Month, argues Marc Morial. The post Yes, We Still Need Black...
View ArticleTo School Officials’ Surprise, NAACP Accuses District of ‘Obstruction’ and...
The Flagler branch of the NAACP is accusing the school district of "willful" obstruction in disciplinary cases involving black students, and of ignoring behavior problems at Buddy Taylor Middle School....
View ArticleSheriff’s Office Swears In 8 New Recruits, This Time With More Than Token...
Three of the eight new recruits sworn in Wednesday are black. In late September, 13 young deputies were sworn in, though not all made it, and attrition has continued. The post Sheriff’s Office Swears...
View ArticleProfiling By Computer in Florida: What Algorithmic Injustice Looks Like in...
Courtrooms are using computer programs to predict who will be a future criminal, informing decisions from bail to sentencing. Meant to be fairer than human biases, one such program in Florida is...
View ArticleAt Flagler NAACP Town Hall, Matters of Black Lives, “The Talk,” and the Gap...
A town hall organized by Flagler's NAACP branch, with several top officials from the sheriff's office, took stock of the recent police killings of black men and the killing of five white police...
View ArticleAt European Village and in Bunnell, Separate Events For Fallen Cops and Black...
The march in Bunnell and the fund-raiser for the families of fallen police officers at European Village are the latest in a spate of local initiatives that have sought to respond to shootings, by or of...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter. Period.
Cops are owed all the appreciation and respect their profession commands. Blacks are owed their right to life. The two are not mutually exclusive, but certain differences matter, especially when they...
View ArticleIn Bunnell, 100 Black Marchers Chant for “All Lives,” For Unity, But Also For...
The Black Lives Matter-themed march Sunday evening around Bunnell was itself a display of the harmony it called for, though it clearly didn not get participation from the county's whiter surroundings....
View ArticleMy Mother, Stopped for Driving While Black
The mistreatment of black people by police officers isn’t new, nor is it surprising, argues Milen Mehari. According to the Justice Department, black people are almost four times more likely than whites...
View Article2 FPC Students’s Threats Targeting Teacher Were Racially Motivated; Criminal...
Two students claiming they were just joking made explicit, racist threats against their teacher in written chats uncovered Monday, and may yet face criminal charges, contrary to earlier claims. The...
View ArticleSecretary of State Ertel Resigns on Revelation of Picture in Blackface...
Mike Ertel was the elections supervisor in Seminole County for eight months when he wore the bigoted Halloween costume to a party in 2005. The post Secretary of State Ertel Resigns on Revelation of...
View ArticleIs This Harry Reid Cartoon Offensive?
The Omaha World Herald's sanctimony over a skin-tone cartoon is more offensive than Harry Reid's misjudgment. The post Is This Harry Reid Cartoon Offensive? appeared first on FlaglerLive.
View ArticleJames Baldwin: A Talk to Teachers
James Baldwin's "A Talk to Teachers" from 1963 is an apt counterpoint to Florida lawmakers' attempt, in 2010, to demolish public school teachers and replace the profession with Darwinian hostility. The...
View ArticleKKK Confirms: We’re Recruiting in Flagler
In an interview with FlaglerLive, KKK Imperial Wizard Cole Thornton says the drive will continue across the state. Dan Warren recommends vigilance. The post KKK Confirms: We’re Recruiting in Flagler...
View ArticleWhen Flagler Schools Booted Out Rosa Parks
As the Flagler School Board revisits its policy on building uses by political groups, churches and community organizations, it may find a former superintendent's banning of Rosa Parks from Flagler...
View ArticleThe Rosa Parks Arrest Report, 1955
Image copy of the Rosa Parks arrest report, Montgomery police, Alabama, December 1, 1955. The post The Rosa Parks Arrest Report, 1955 appeared first on FlaglerLive.
View ArticleDiagram of Bus 2857 Showing Where Rosa Parks Was Seated, Montgomery, 1955
See the very spot from which Rosa Parks wouldn't moved, in a court diagram preserved at the National Archives. The post Diagram of Bus 2857 Showing Where Rosa Parks Was Seated, Montgomery, 1955...
View ArticleAfrican-American Mentors Honor Bill Delbrugge, “Beacon of Support”
In his last days as superintendent, Delbrugge is celebrated by men of one of the most effective programs for young, at-risk black students. The post African-American Mentors Honor <br>Bill...
View ArticlePrimary Turnout Is Worst in at Least 16 Years; Black Voters Shrug Off 3 Black...
Three black candidates running in local elections didn't get a higher turn-out from heavily black precincts. Whiter, richer precincts turned out at double those rates. The post Primary Turnout Is Worst...
View ArticleComplaint Cites Broad, Harsh Discrimination Against Black Students in Flagler...
Flagler County schools are among five Florida districts cited by the Southern Poverty Law Center in complaints filed with the federal Office of Civil Rights, calling for federal investigations into...
View ArticleFor African-American Voter Turnout, a New Normal
Ever since the process toward full citizenship of African Americans began with the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, politicians and others have been trying to stop us from exercising the hard fought,...
View ArticleBlacks Charge Cop Harassment and Bullying As County Cancels Block Party in...
When Bunnell police alerted the county of a large block party for South Bunnell's black community the county had previously permitted--as a "picnic/party"--to take place on county land near Carver Gym,...
View ArticleFrom Zimmerman Trial to Civil Disobedience: Five Questions for Sen. Arthenia...
The first time Sen. Arthenia Joyner demonstrated for civil rights, in 1960, she was in the 11th grade at Tampa's Middleton High School. She went on to study law to follow in the footsteps of Thurgood...
View ArticleBlack Man 101: Déjà Jim Crow All Over Again For African-American Parents and...
We already teach our sons to be “agreeable” and “non-challenging” with police. Must we now teach our sons to conform to some modern form of “Jim Crow etiquette” and defer to all potential bigots who...
View ArticleNelson Mandela, 1918-2013 Forgive, But Don’t Forget
Nelson Mandela, one of the towering figures of the 20th century and the liberator of South Africa from apartheid, died today--Dec. 5--at 8:50 p.m. in Johannesburg. He was 95. Here are exts from his own...
View ArticleSuperintendent Jacob Oliva: School Board Frames a Near-Certainty In Pro-Forma...
It is almost a certainty that come Feb. 4, Jacob Oliva will be named Flagler County’s new school superintendent, but the school board has appointed a 15-member search committee to broaden public input,...
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