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Abigail Jackson/Used with permissionIn the weeks since a Tallahassee police officer shot and killed Tony McDade, his name has been featured alongside the likes of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd—those who have become symbols of police brutality and racial inequity. He’s also been held up as a symbol of violence against transgender people. McDade was a transgender man. Much of the media attention on McDade has ignored or de-emphasized that, moments before being shot by police, McDade killed 21-year-old Malik Jackson. Now Jackson’s family members are fighting to tell their story. -
Florida State University/Florida State UniversityFlorida State University officials on Thursday backpedaled from a memo that said employees would no longer be able to care for children while working from home starting in August.
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Country music singer Brian Kelley of “Florida Georgia Line” has donated more than two dozen electric bicycles to sheriff’s offices in Walton and Bay Counties.
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Elections supervisors are projecting a shortage of poll workers due to COVID-19, and Leon County is no different.
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Friday, Florida health officials announced more than 9,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases. Experts say that number is likely on the low side, in part because not all positive test results are listed in the Department of Health’s total for each day
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Over the weekend, Tallahassee activists marked the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Riots—an event that kicked off the LGBTQ rights movement. Tallahassee Community Action Committee President Regina Joseph likened the riots to today's civil unrest over racism and police brutality.
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Local organizations in Thomas County are working to chronicle the coronavirus pandemic. They're asking residents to donate items that will reflect what life is like during this time.
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Tallahassee's LeMoyne Arts is assembling a virtual exhibit themed around social justice. The area's artistic community will provide the content.
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The Florida Department of Health is reporting that Leon County has 775 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The number of infected residents has been steadily rising this week, with 48 cases on Thursday and 80 cases on Friday.
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Tallahassee Memorial is experiencing the same emptiness in its emergency room as Capital Regional Medical Center across town as fears of the coronavirus keep patients away until they have no choice.
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Across the country, sick people are staying away from hospitals in large numbers because of coronavirus concerns and that also holds true in Tallahassee.
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After a staff member at the Bond Community Health Center's main site tested positive for the coronavirus, it will be temporarily closing.
