Florida Archives - Prism

color photograph of an outdoor protest of mostly Black people who are holding paper signs with slogans like "Black history is U.S. history" and "My life history matters"

Florida advances a bill censoring university DEI, gender studies, and queer studies

by Alexandra Martinez March 20th, 2023March 20th, 2023

The bill is the latest in a series of extreme censorship by conservative state lawmakers

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Climate & Environment

Climate migration plans must engage impacted communities

by Ray Levy Uyeda March 15th, 2023March 15th, 2023

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DeSantis spends February targeting immigrants, leading up to likely presidential run

by Tina Vásquez February 28th, 2023February 28th, 2023

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Florida college students and educators plan to continue resisting DeSantis’ censorship

by Alexandra Martinez February 27th, 2023February 27th, 2023

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Crime, Reform & Abolition

The war on drugs persists for older incarcerated people in Florida

by Khawla Nakua and Anthony Cobb February 22nd, 2023February 23rd, 2023

Climate & Environment

FEMA’s failure to account for climate change leaves BIPOC communities on the brink of disaster

by Ray Levy Uyeda February 14th, 2023March 14th, 2023

color photograph of a pride celebration in a grassy park with trees in the background. people sit and stand close together on the grass, and a black queer couple dances in the foreground. one is shirtless and wears khaki pants, and the other wears a white shirt with a pride flag tied around their shoulders and flowing with their movement

Gender & LGBTQIA+

For the love of found family

by Sherronda J. Brown February 6th, 2023February 6th, 2023

GOP-led states sue the Biden administration over immigration policy

GOP-led states sue the Biden administration over immigration policy

by Alexandra Martinez January 27th, 2023February 28th, 2023

Florida public colleges say DeSantis is censoring their curriculums

by Alexandra Martinez January 24th, 2023January 25th, 2023

color photograph, overhead shot of a shallow river in the Everglades. an airboat is moving through the water and a small wake trails behind it as it passes a wood-plank dock

Climate & Environment

Advocates say caring for the Everglades isn’t about restoration, it’s about respect

by Ray Levy Uyeda January 9th, 2023January 23rd, 2023