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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
2010 | 2009
2008 | 2007
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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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OTHERS
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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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