State of Black Florida Week Kicks Off
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Updated: 11:04 AM Feb 9, 2012
State of Black Florida Week Kicks Off
Several workshops will be held in Tallahassee as part of the "State of Black Florida Week" which began on Feb. 8.
Posted: 10:40 AM Feb 9, 2012
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Tallahassee, Florida - Feb. 9, 2012 -

Several workshops will be held in Tallahassee as part of the "State of Black Florida Week" which began on Feb. 8. Today's workshops are all free and open to the public.

A legislative reception will be held at 6pm tonight at the law offices of Parks and Crump. It's also free and open to the public. Several workshops will be held today.

A legislative reception will be held at 6pm tonight at the law offices of Parks and Crump. It's also free and open to the public. Several workshops will be held today.

At 1:30pm today, folks can choose from workshops on topics ranging from voter suppression to choosing financial stability versus poverty. Then at 3:15pm, workshops that will attempt to answer questions such as "Can Black Legislators Help Put Black Floridians Back to Work?" and "Driving Florida's Future in Energy: Where Can We Go?" will take place. All of these workshops will be held throughout the capitol complex.

Today is the second day of this annual event that aims to bring together Florida's black community with experts and leaders from across the state and nation.

This is the 10th year that Florida Conference of Black State Legislators and the Florida Legislative Black Caucus have put on this four-day long event.

At 1:30pm today, folks can choose from workshops on topics ranging from voter suppression to choosing financial stability versus poverty. Then at 3:15pm, workshops that will attempt to answer questions such as "Can Black Legislators Help Put Black Floridians Back to Work?" and "Driving Florida's Future in Energy: Where Can We Go?" will take place. All of these workshops will be held throughout the capitol complex.

Today is the second day of this annual event that aims to bring together Florida's black community with experts and leaders from across the state and nation.

This is the 10th year that Florida Conference of Black State Legislators and the Florida Legislative Black Caucus have put on this four-day long event.

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Posted by: Al Capone Location: Chicago on Feb 10, 2012 at 05:45 AM

St Valentines Day should be the start of Italian-American history month.
Posted by: Uncle Thomas Location: Our State on Feb 9, 2012 at 08:42 PM

Where is the hazing workshop being held ??
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