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ACTION CENTER
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ACTION NETWORK
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FCRA CIVIL RIGHTS AWARDS
Person(s) of the Year President's Award Police Chief Award Youth Award Humanitarian Award Community Service Award Religious Affairs Special Award
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Attorneys files Notice of Intent To Sue and FCRA ask the Justice Department to investigate DBPR and OCSO Warrantless Barbershop Raids
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FCRA Attorney Clint Johnson along with Attorney Natalie Jackson held a joint press conference to announce the filing of their Notice of Intent to Sue the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and Orange County Sheriff's Office for civil rights violation against minority owned barbershops.
The Florida Civil Rights Association has asked US Attorney General Eric Holder to direct the US Department of Justice to launch an immediate federal civil rights investigation against the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for targeting African American and Hispanic owned barbershops in a series of warrantless drug raids conducted under the pretext (police ruse) of administrative licensing inspections.
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Brain Berry, owner of Strictly Skillz Barbershop (L) Attorneys Natalie Jackson and Clint Johnson Jesse Barral, owner of Just Blaze Barbershop, (R) and FCRA President J Willie David, III (RR) LEARN MORE: FCRA Press Release | FCRA Federal Complaint | Orlando Sentinel | WFTV News 9
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Florida Civil Rights Association Investigate the Orange County Jail for Civil Rights Violations Over Casey Anthony's Release
See WESH 2 News "FCRA files Public Records Request with Jail Officials"
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FCRA Seeks Orlando Mayor's Apology and Clarification of Terrorists Remarks
The FCRA calls on Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to issue a formal apology and clarification of terrorists remarks made to the news media portraying residents of Orlando and Food Not Bombs members as "food terrorists.
"Mayor Dyer in this day and age responsible elected officials should not call political dissidents any form of terrorists, especially where there is no evidence to support such a claim. Read FCRA Letter | Orlando News
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FCRA Says: The Black Man Did It Finally Rears Its Ugly Head in the Casey Anthony Trial
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Orlando based Florida Civil Rights Association issued a statement Friday blasting Thompson's inclusion as a defense witness, saying defense attorney "Jose Baez connected the oldest and most infamous use of racial stereotyping by setting the stage to claim
'The Black Guy Did It' in the Casey Anthony Trial."
"Baez's addition of … Vasco Thompson, a black convicted felon, to the defense's witness list, shows that Baez is using the most reprehensible tactics to prove his questionable claims in the defense of Casey Anthony,''
the statement added. Orlando News 6 | Sentinel |
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FCRA State Official discuss the impact the Unemployment Bill will have on Floridians when Governor Rick Scott sign the bill into law
Governor Scott has not sign the bill sitting on his desk. The bill provisions cut the maximum number of weeks of unemployment available under the state program from 26 to 23 weeks.
They also tie maximum weeks available to the statewide unemployment rate. Tim Cashon is a regular face in Tallahassee speaking to state lawmakers about unemployment and job creation for Floridians.
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FCRA, ASSISTANT STATE TREASURER
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FCRA President David names Chonie Sharper as its next Assistant State Treasurer
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She is the President & CEO of Sharper Wealth Management, a financial planning and wealth management firm. Let's talk cuts to unemployment benefits. Click here
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FCRA ACTION
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December 1, 2010 FCRA and Attorneys held a press conference announcing Notice of Intent to Sue and a Federal Civil Rights Complaint filed with the US Justice of Department [See FCRA Press Release]
December 1, 2010 FCRA filed a federal civil rights complaint with the US Department of Justice on behalf on Black and Hispanic Barbers against OCSO and DBPR for Racial Profiling and Color of Law Abuses [See FCRA Complaint]
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December 2, 2010 Congresswoman Corrine Brown is also calling on the Justice Department to investigate OCSO and DBPR warrantless barbershop raids [See The Congresswoman's Letter]
November 9, 2010 Guetzloe demands investigation of "illegal barbering raids of DBPR
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Public Glorification of Confederate Flag License Plate Promotes Message of Hate
Orlando - While the FCRA agrees with the court ruling that allows for the Sons of Confederate Veterans to place a confederate flag on car licence plates, we believe it would be “a huge mistake to sanction a message of hate”
Honoring history is fine, but public glorification of a confederate symbol used by the Ku Klux Klan in their arsenal of hate tools to terrorize African American should never see the light of day on Florida’s roadways, said J Willie David, III, president Florida Civil Rights Association.
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FCRA ORGANIZES 100 ORLANDO TAXI DRIVERS UNFAIR LABOR PROTEST GREETS OBAMA'S MOTORCADE
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FCRA PRESIDENT JOINS IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROTEST OUTSIDE HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON, DC
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NEWS COVERAGE
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December 9, 2010 Reuters - Heads roll after botched Orlando barbershop raids
December 9, 2010 WFTV News 9 - 3 State Employees Fired Over Barbershop Raids
December 8, 2010 WestOrlandoNews - Demings Orders Internal Review of “Barbershop Raids”
December 7, 2010 Miami Herald - Fla. authorities to investigate barber shop raids
December 6, 2010 Florida Times-Union - Corrine Brown asking Justice Department to investigate barbershop raids
December 5, 2010 Orlando Sentinel - Top state regulator sees flaws in barbershop raids, wants changes
December 1, 2010 WestOrlandoNews - Civil Rights Group Ask DOJ to Investigate Barbershop Raids
December 1, 2010 WMKG News 6 - Barber Shop Owner Plans To Sue Over Raids
November 30, 2010 Orlando Sentinel - Lawyers to announce lawsuits over Orange County barbershop raids
November 12, 2010 WESH News 2 - Sheriff Defends OCSO Deputies In Barber Shop Raids
November 9, 2010 John Stossel Fox Business News - The Haircut Police
November 7, 2010 Orlando Sentinel - Criminal barbering? Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions
August 21, 2010 WFTV News 9 - Undercover Raid Targets Local Barber Shops
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