40 YEARS LATER— REMEMBERING A LAWSUIT THAT MADE LOCAL POLITICS IN SARASOTA “BETTER AND BETTER”
BY JESSIKA WARD 40 years ago, in the year 1979, a federal lawsuit was filed by Newtown activists against the
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IBC HOLDS SUMMERWORK/CAREER BRUNCH
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MANATEE NAACP PRESIDENT JONES REACTS TO CEASE AND DESIST DELIVERED BY SARASOTA NAACP PRESIDENT TREVOR HARVEY
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