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Feb 6, 20232 min read

2023 State of the Union

In his 2023 State of the Union Address, Advocates Want to Hear How President Biden Will Expand Voting Rights, Address Unfair and...

Feb 1, 20232 min read

Equal Ground Reacts: College Board’s Removal of Key Components of AP African American studies

Equal Ground Education made the following statement in response to the College Board removing key components from their AP African...

Jan 30, 20231 min read

Our Statement on Florida's Constitutional Carry

Equal Ground strongly opposes legislative efforts to allow concealed weapons to be carried without a permit in the state of Florida. ...

Jan 23, 20232 min read

Equal Ground Partners with Sen. Shevrin Jones, National Black Leaders & Elected Officials to Rally

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: team@feldmanstrategies.com Equal Ground Partners with Sen. Shevrin Jones, National Black...

Nov 9, 20221 min read

STATEMENT: Plaintiffs in Florida Redistricting Lawsuit Comment on Election Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2022 Contact: Feldman Strategies team@feldmanstrategies.com STATEMENT: Plaintiffs in Florida...

Nov 1, 20222 min read

Black voting advocate group is running newspaper ads to encourage voter participation

BY: MITCH PERRY- OCTOBER 31, 2022 6:03 PM With Election Day looming, a Black voting advocacy group is running advertisements in some of...

Oct 13, 20221 min read

Jasmine Burney-Clark, founder of Equal Ground, reacting to Governor DeSantis’ Emergency EO

“Florida has been ravaged. Tens of thousands of Floridians have been displaced, and today's executive order fails to meet the moment and...

Oct 13, 20223 min read

Equal Ground Action Fund Makes First Time Election Endorsements

Equal Ground Action Fund, the 501c4 advocacy arm of Florida’s preeminent Black-led voting rights organization, Equal Ground Education...

Oct 11, 20222 min read

Florida Officials Must Take Emergency Action to Ensure Voting Access Amid Hurricane Ian Recovery

TALLAHASSEE – Several organizations, including Equal Ground Education Fund, that belong to the Election Protection coalition convened by...

Oct 4, 20222 min read

Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Jacksonville

MEDIA ADVISORY October 5, 2022 Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Jacksonville As Part Of Statewide ‘We Draw The Lines’...

Sep 12, 20222 min read

Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs Stop In Bartow

Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs Stop In Bartow As Part Of Statewide ‘We Draw The Lines’ Tour *Pictures and video from the event...

Sep 11, 20222 min read

Week of Action: Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Join National Bus Tour

Week of Action: Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Join National Bus Tour and Make Stops In Tampa Bay and Southern Florida As...

Sep 5, 20222 min read

Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Orange County

Leading Redistricting Lawsuit Plaintiffs To Stop In Orange County As Statewide ‘We Draw The Lines’ Tour Continues Orlando – Tonight,...

Aug 30, 20222 min read

Seminole County kicks off statewide 'We Draw the Lines' tour focusing on redistricting

BY DYLAN LYONS SEMINOLE COUNTY UPDATED 1:51 PM ET AUG. 31, 2022 PUBLISHED 6:10 AM ET AUG. 31, 2022 SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Just a week...

Aug 21, 20221 min read

Two organizations host phone bank event encouraging voters to the polls in Pensacola

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Two non-profit foundations worked together in Pensacola Sunday to help encourage people to vote in the Tuesday Primary...

Aug 17, 20224 min read

DeSantis’s new election crimes unit makes its first arrests

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the first arrests made by the state’s new elections police force Thursday:...

Aug 13, 20221 min read

'We have demands': Caravan mobilizes Black voters in Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A push to boost the number of African American voters brought a nearly 100-car caravan to the polls in Orange...

Jul 20, 20224 min read

Effort Seeks to Boost Black Voters, Monitor Polls

Pastors, community leaders and educators are joining forces to engage Black voters in Florida’s 2022 elections, with an emphasis on...

May 16, 20222 min read

For a second time, judge blocks state from using DeSantis’ congressional districts

A state trial judge has forbidden the state from running this year’s midterm elections using the congressional redistricting map that...

May 10, 20222 min read

Florida Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in Congressional Map Challenge

For Immediate Release May 11, 2022 Contact Jena Doyle doyle@redistrictingfoundation.org Florida Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in...

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