Tag: Groveland Four

The Ocoee senator secured a $4 million compensation package from the Florida Senate for the families of the exonerated Groveland Four while the House failed to take up the bill. But even as the main 2026 legislative session ended Friday, Sen. LaVon Bracy Davis tells VoxPopuli redress may still be possible.

Legislation aims to right “one of the most painful injustices” in Florida’s history.

Friends and colleagues remember Thompson as a trailblazer, a force, a civil rights titan, a mentor and an advocate for many.

Four African American men wrongly accused of a crime 70 years ago were pardoned two years ago but their families want exoneration. They may be one step closer: the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Wednesday it will forward information in its investigation to a judicial circuit for review.