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Black lawmakers protest the attorney general's stance on affirmative action in the Florida Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. | News Service of Florida

January 23, 2026

Black Democrats decry state’s stance on affirmative action

Black lawmakers denounced a memo from Attorney General James Uthmeier saying affirmative action laws are discriminatory.…

By Dara Kam - News Service of Florida

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