Eyes on the Prize set the standard for the cinematic exploration of the Black experience in America and the long struggle for civil rights. At a time when ideals of equity and racial justice may have ...

Florida Sen. Geraldine Thompson's legacy of advocacy in education, health care and civil rights is remembered following her passing at 76. Her impact spanned decades. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Sen.

The Central Florida community is mourning the loss of state Sen. Geraldine Thompson, who died Thursday ... Florida’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a state holiday, the inclusion of African ...

Geraldine Thompson (left). Former State Sen. Randolph Bracy (right). 2 Orange County Black leaders may face off in Florida Senate race ... pastor Dr. Randolph Bracy Jr., who founded New Covenant ...

Many reflecting on the lawmaker who spent much of her life serving Central Florida, fighting for justice and preserving Black history. Thompson served two terms as a State Representative before ...

TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a long-serving legislator and “trailblazing” civil-rights leader from Central Florida, died after complications from knee surgery, her family announced ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson died Thursday following complications from knee replacement surgery, her family said. She was 76. The Orlando-area Democrat had served ...

IT IS 703, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND TALLAHASSEE ARE MOURNING THE SUDDEN DEATH OF A LONGTIME LEADER, STATE SENATOR GERALDINE THOMPSON DIED YESTERDAY AT THE AGE OF 76.

Mike Thompson was born in Wichita, Kansas, and grew up in Burlington, Kansas. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1975. He is the president of Mike Thompson LLC. He retired as Chief ...