Florida

A 1994 Florida statute requires schools to teach African American history, but Gov. DeSantis has been chipping away at the legacy of the law.

For 20 years, Tommy “Urban D.” Kyllonen and his wife, Lucy, have led Crossover Church in Tampa, Florida. Diverse and vibrant, the ministry was a millennial magnet even before Kyllonen transitioned from youth leader to lead pastor.

Aaron Courtney, a high school coach and the son of a bishop, told reporters he felt God affirm his desire to hug a White man dressed like a skinhead outside of a contentious rally in Gainesville, Florida.

The Florida Legislature has moved closer to extending an historic apology to the families of four black men who were wrongly accused of rape in 1949 then tortured, murdered or unjustly imprisoned.