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Miami police go on killing spree
Within an 18 day period, Miami-Dade police killed four Black men and wounded one. The killings began with 19-year old…
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Farmworkers protest Burger King, demand better wages
On Aug. 25, a over 100 protesters held a march and rally in front of a Dania Beach, Fla. Burger…
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Over 1,000 protest Fort Lauderdale mayor’s anti-LGBT bigotry
The mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Jim Naugle, shows no remorse for being a racist, homophobic bigot, despite the fact that…
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Miami activists take action against Burger King
The first of summer actions against Burger King took place in South Florida on July 11. The aim is to…
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Florida law takes aim at Sudan, Iran
Gov. Charlie Crist recently signed a bill making Florida the first U.S. state to outlaw pension fund investments in companies…
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Florida tomato growers threaten farmworker victory
The Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, an agricultural marketing cooperative that controls about 90 percent of fresh tomatoes sold in Florida,…
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Miami holds ‘unwelcoming’ party for Bush
In a city that has been shadowed by the vicious political rule of extreme right-wing Cuban exiles and other ultra-conservative…
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Mock shantytown on Miami’s FIU campus shows solidarity with housing struggle
The writer is a student organizer at Florida Atlantic University. Miami is facing a housing crisis that has seen thousands…
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Thousands cheer anti-war contingent at MLK Day Parade
On Jan. 15, 10,000 people cheered the Fort Lauderdale, Martin Luther King, Jr. parade anti-war contingent organized by the Broward…
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Miami Dade Teachers fight for raise, new contract
On Oct. 11, the teacher’s union in Miami called for street rallies and protests to draw attention to its cause…
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