Superintendent 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...
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