Since at least July, after a state Health Department employee alerted police to signs of human trafficking, authorities had suspected Orchids of Asia Day Spa was providing more than massages and facials. Their suspicions were buttressed by a preliminary investigation that uncovered a seemingly […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida faced the prospect of recounts in the razor-thin races for governor and U.S. Senate, potentially prolonging the battle over two of this year’s most-closely watched campaigns. In the governor’s race, Democrat Andrew Gillum’s campaign said Thursday it’s prepared for a […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum isn’t afraid to tell you he is a proud black man. The political implications of being “too black,” long a concern for black candidates running for statewide or higher office throughout U.S. history, don’t scare him. He embraces his blackness because he […]
The mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, pulled an upset victory in Florida’s primary for governor. President Trump’s favored candidate will face him in the fall. Gillum would be the state’s first black governor, while in other states Stacey Abrams and Ben Jealous are poised to […]
Lucy McBath, the mother of a fatally shot teenager Jordan Davis, is also a gun control advocate, and the Democratic nominee in Georgia’s 6th congressional district. She beat out Kevin Abel for the spot. Now she will face Republican Rep. Karen Handel in November. McBath […]
The father of Markeis McGlockton, who died a few feet away from his children and girlfriend in a Florida parking lot, is speaking out about what exactly killed his son: The man who pulled the trigger and the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law. Markeis […]
