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โIt is a matter of willโ: DeSantis calls on universities to enforce code of conduct during protests
Read full article: โIt is a matter of willโ: DeSantis calls on universities to enforce code of conduct during protestsThe University of Florida and Florida State University warned students who were protesting the Israel-Hamas war with on-campus encampments this week that they could face consequences.
Israel-Hamas war: Videos show arrests during protests in South Florida
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war: Videos show arrests during protests in South FloridaAs the Israel-Hamas war ensued after the Oct. 7 attack, opposing protests and arrests over clashes as tempers flared continued in South Florida.
Iran opens registration for candidates in next year's parliament election, the first since protests
Read full article: Iran opens registration for candidates in next year's parliament election, the first since protestsIran has begun registering candidates for parliamentary elections in March, which will be the first since nationwide protests rocked the country last year.
Looking back on the Watts Riots, 55 years later: In photos
Read full article: Looking back on the Watts Riots, 55 years later: In photos(Getty Images)Scenes from the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965. (Getty Images)Scenes from the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965. (Getty Images)Scenes from the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965. (Getty Images)Scenes from the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965. (Getty Images)Scenes from the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965.
Black Lives Matter vs. Blue Lives Matter protest peaceful in Parkland
Read full article: Black Lives Matter vs. Blue Lives Matter protest peaceful in ParklandPARKLAND, Fla. โ A dueling demonstration in Parkland on Saturday as a group of residents rallied against police brutality in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Across the street, protesters with Back the Blue were waving American flags and holding up signs that read โDefunding the police is not a solution.โThe demonstration in front of the school was organized by Manuel and Patricia Oliver, the parents of Joaquin โGuacโ Oliver, who was one of the 17 people killed in the 2018 mass shooting at the school. The Olivers said their son was passionate about the Black Lives Matter movement. In Orange Park, Fla.., the scene was much the same on Saturday as as a group with Blue Lives Matter demonstrated across the street from a rally organized by Black Lives Matter supporters. Both protests were peaceful.
Trayvon Martins mother marches in Miami rally
Read full article: Trayvon Martins mother marches in Miami rallyMIAMI, Fla. Two separate rallies in downtown Miami were held Sunday, but both had the same goal: to end systemic racism and police brutality. This is not my first protest and it wont be my last, said a woman named Melissa. Trayvon Martins mother, Sybrina Fulton, joined that protest organized by several churches. Several politicians including Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle marched along with them, which stoked mixed feelings. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle joined in a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Miami.
Miami citizensโ group to counter-protest Sunday
Read full article: Miami citizensโ group to counter-protest SundayMIAMI, Fla. โ Evelio Mendina wants to spread a message of peace. On Friday, he stood at the base of a statue of Christopher Columbus, one of two in downtown Miami that were defaced by protesters on Wednesday. Basically, thereโs room for everybody, as long as itโs peaceful.โMedina founded his own group called the Law Abiding Citizensโ Coalition. It is one of the reasons he decided to hold his own counter-protest at Bayfront Park on Sunday. Protesters said they targeted it because of Columbusโ history of terrorizing and enslaving Native Americans.