On Monday, the U.S. surpassed 3.8 million cases of COVID-19. Over 140,000 Americans have already succumbed to this deadly virus and it is not slowing down. However, India, with a population four times larger than that of the U.S., has managed to control the spread of the virus more efficiently […]

Starting Oct. 1, the St. Petersburg Police Department will send community and social service professionals instead of armed police officers to handle nonviolent situations as part of the Community Assistance Liaison (CAL) program. The program started in response to daily protests and public outcries that began May 31 after an […]

On July 1, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill requiring parental consent prior to an abortion being administered to a minor. Florida’s newest restrictions on abortion limits access for minors, striking controversy for those who are strong believers in a woman’s choice to have an abortion.  Before the bill was […]

Enforcing restrictions on Americans will always come with public disagreement in some form, and yet many believed that requiring face masks in public during a global pandemic would be a no-brainer. However, Gov. Ron DeSantis maintains his opinion that masks should be optional, according to CBS Miami. Florida needs to […]

On June 24, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill allocating an additional $500 million for teachers’ salaries, which will move Florida from 26th in the nation for average teacher salary to No. 5. The bill was the second recent attempt to increase teacher salary after the controversial Best and Brightest […]

Sunday was the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, one of the most significant events in American LGBTQ+ history that set the foundation for Pride month. LGBTQ+ Pride has been officially celebrated in America during the month of June since the Clinton administration in 1999, but the history of the […]

After closing Florida beaches and many nonessential businesses on March 20, Gov. Ron DeSantis underwent scrutiny from a portion of the community that disagreed with his decision. On May 15, the governor fully reopened Florida’s beaches. Now, one month into the second phase of DeSantis’ plan for Florida’s recovery, confirmed […]

The current Black Lives Matter protests have brought many injustices to the American public’s attention. Systemic racism, racism that is intertwined into societal institutions, has been highlighted as a major factor in the way people think, live, make money and see others.  To help combat the issue of systemic racism, […]

As protests against racism and police brutality continue around the world, Americans are pointing to President Donald Trump’s blatant instances of bigotry as obvious contributions to the tense country we live in today. Since Trump took office in January 2017, America has seen a significant increase in representation of white […]

On May 25, George Floyd, a black man, was murdered on the side of a street in Minneapolis after being detained by police for purchasing items with a counterfeit $20 bill.  Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, kept his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes while Floyd was […]