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"Patrolled by rattlesnakes and black bears, modern-day Melbourne was still a lush, mosquito-infested wilderness during the aftermath of the Civil War.
Enter three freed slaves: Peter Wright, Wright Brothers, and Balaam Allen. The original settlers of predecessor community Crane Creek, they founded homesteads near the mouth of the pristine river between 1867 and the mid-1870s, historians say.
Brothers and Allen grew citrus and co-founded Greater Allen Chapel AME Church, Melbourne's first house of worship. Meanwhile, Wright gained prominence as 'the sailing mailman,' delivering mail via boat from Titusville to Malabar along the picturesque Indian River Lagoon.
But as decades passed, the legacies of these three Black settlers have been largely forgotten. Stories of South Brevard's early Black residents are "almost nonexistent" and found only in scraps of evidence, historian Weona Cleveland noted in a 1988 FLORIDA TODAY story on Melbourne's forgotten pioneers.
Now, the grassroots Concerned Citizens Committee of South Brevard proposes to create a $400,000 public monument featuring bronze statues of Wright, Brothers and Allen atop a podium at Riverview Park."
Statues of 3 freed slaves who were Melbourne's first settlers proposed at Riverview Park
www.floridatoday.com
As decades passed, the legacies of these three Black settlers have been largely forgotten.Changes in Florida’s government is needed much more than a statue.
"I stood at a local pharmacy not long ago, watching as a double-masked young woman, wearing a turban set over her obviously bald head and using a walker, picked up prescriptions. I don't know what illness she's facing. I am sure it's serious.
I'm wearing this mask for me. For my husband. But I'm also wearing this mask for her, for other strangers, for family and friends. I'm wearing it for and because of the unvaccinated, whatever their reason is for not getting a shot, whether it's medical, political or just plain stubbornness. I'm wearing it in the hopes of keeping hospital beds open for both those with COVID and those who need other medical care."
Yes, I often wear a mask. No, not because I don't trust my vaccinations | Opinion
www.floridatoday.com
I trust my vaccinations, especially to drastically lessen my chance of serious illness or death were I to become COVID-positive. Here's why I still wear a mask.
"With $6.3 billion in reserves and it being an election year and all, why stop there?
Why not authorize and fund Conviction Integrity Units or Conviction Review Units for every one of Florida's judicial circuits? Presently only four of the state's 20 judicial circuits have them.
The units basically consist of an attorney, an investigator and support staff who routinely look at serious felony convictions to make sure the state got it right. If the state's lawmakers are concerned about safety, what can be more threatening to the public than putting the wrong person in prison and allowing the actual perpetrators to remain free?
I'd argue that violent criminals who get away with their crimes pose a much more serious threat to our safety than orange pickers.
These units are needed throughout the state and especially here in Brevard County, where the track record on wrongful convictions (William Dillon, Wilton Dedge, Juan Ramos) leaves something to be desired.
Let's not forget the Crosley Green case, which will hopefully soon be rectified, and the forgotten cases of Gary Bennett and Jeff Abramowski, who both languish in prison despite serious problems with their respective convictions.
18th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Phil Archer, who was not in office at the time of these dubious convictions, previously pointed to lack of funding when asked if he would start a unit."
Torres: As we talk about increasing immigration enforcement, why don't we also ...
www.floridatoday.com
Why stop at immigration? Let's see real change with conviction integrity units and dedicated cold case units.“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” - #MLK
"Schulte and Abercrombie are among the millions of parents stuck in an excruciating limbo during a surge of omicron cases, forced to wrestle with day care closures and child care crises as the rest of the world appears eager to move on."
www.orlandosentinel.com
With child care interruptions mounting, parents of young children have again found themselves sequestered at home, wondering if the world cares about the balancing acts they are having to perform.
"After years of trying, Florida lawmakers are on the verge of significantly restricting access to abortion with Gov. Ron DeSantis signaling his support and conservatives in control of both state and federal high courts.
Abortion bans have failed in the Florida Legislature in recent years, but signs point to a different outcome this session, which convened Tuesday.
State legislators are considering a bill that would ban most abortions in Florida after 15 weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest."
Florida is poised to approve a 15-week abortion ban. Here’s why.
www.orlandosentinel.com
A proposed 15-week abortion ban has a clear political path through the conservative Florida Legislature.