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Jun 28, 20233 min read

Equal Ground & Black Florida Advocates Demand African American History Task Force Do Their Job

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Feldman Strategies, team@feldmanstrategies.com Equal Ground & Black Florida Advocates Demand African...

Jun 27, 20232 min read

Florida’s Newest African American History Taskforce Members

In June 2023 the Florida Department of of Education recently appointed six new members to the Florida African American History Taskforce....

Jun 21, 20235 min read

SB 7050 Implementation Letter to Supervisors of Elections 6.22.23

June 22, 2023 Dear Supervisor of Elections, On July 1, 2023, new changes to Florida voting laws will come into effect. These changes will...

Jun 8, 20232 min read

Voting Rights Advocates Applaud Landmark Supreme Court Decision to Protect the Voting Rights Act and

SCOTUS Upholds Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. WASHINGTON – Plaintiffs in voting rights cases across the country today celebrated the...

Jun 7, 20235 min read

June 2023 Monthly Newsletter

Subscribe here to receive the newsletter via email monthly. Florida Legislative session has ended, but we want to make sure we stay...

May 19, 20235 min read

Veto Sign-On Letter SB7050

May 19, 2023 The Honorable Ron DeSantis The Capitol 400 S. Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32399 Re: SB 7050: Election Administration Veto...

May 15, 20231 min read

Statement from Jasmine Burney-Clark, founder of Equal Ground, reacting to DeSantis signing SB 266

“Today, Governor DeSantis has continued his tirade against Black, Brown, minority, and LGBTQ+ Floridians in his latest attempt to erase...

Apr 27, 20231 min read

Equal Ground’s Florida SB 90 Verdict Statement

Statement from Jasmine Burney-Clark, Founder of Equal Ground, a plaintiff in the SB 90 lawsuit, reacting to today’s ruling from the...

Apr 26, 20232 min read

Equal Ground Joins Civil Rights Organizations in Opposition to Major Voter Suppression

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Feldman Strategies, team@feldmanstrategies.com Organizations pen letter to State Senate President and...

Apr 19, 20231 min read

Official Statement in Opposition to HJR 129: Increase Ballot Initiative Threshold

The ballot initiative process is a crucial tool for citizen engagement. It gives voters an opportunity to not only have their voice heard...

Apr 14, 20231 min read

Official Statement on SB 300

Yesterday was a sad day for the state of Florida. The signing of SB 300 by Gov. DeSantis is a direct attack on the rights of women. This...

Apr 3, 20235 min read

Late-filed election-law revision would add yet more barriers to the right to vote

Increased burdens on voter-registration groups, higher fines are features BY: MITCH PERRY - APRIL 4, 2023 7:48 PM Florida Republicans...

Apr 1, 20236 min read

On bus trip to Tallahassee, BlackFloridians fight uphill battle at Capitol

By Desiree Stennett Apr 02, 2023 at 6:00 am Photos from Orlando Sentinel As the sun rises Gra’dy Marshall, 74, reads from his cell phone...

Mar 28, 20233 min read

Black activists speak out against Gov. DeSantis' 'anti-woke agenda'

WFSU | By Valerie Crowder Published March 29, 2023 at 11:13 PM EDT More than a hundred African American community leaders, activists and...

Mar 27, 20232 min read

Black FL Leaders, Activists & Community Members to Hold Presser in Tallahassee Opposing DeSantis’ Ex

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2023 Contact: team@feldmanstrategies.com TALLAHASSEE – On Wednesday, March 29th, Equal...

Mar 8, 20233 min read

EGAF 2023 Legislative Priorities

We believe understanding the fundamental structure of government and how to engage in that process is an essential component to holding...

Mar 7, 20231 min read

Statement: 58th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

For Immediate Release March 6, 2023 Contact: press@spotlightpr.org Redistricting and Voting Rights Advocates Remember ‘Bloody Sunday’...

Feb 10, 20231 min read

Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation awards grant to Orlando voting-rights group Equal Ground

Orlando voting-rights group Equal Ground is one of the Central Florida organizations recently awarded grants from pop star Beyoncé's...

Feb 9, 20232 min read

Black History and Corporate Accountability

As Black History Month kicks off with the continued fallout from Governor DeSantis’ attack on Black History and the College Board’s...

Feb 7, 20231 min read

Returning Citizens and their Voting Rights still a Target of Gov. DeSantis

From today’s hearing, it is clear that once again Governor DeSantis and his GOP allies are using their power to rewrite a system because...

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