Desmond Meade /tags/desmond-meade Desmond Meade en-US WLRN Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:31:14 GMT An update from the Florida Bar condo task force, voting rights leader Desmond Meade, and the film ‘Gringa’ /2021-10-26/an-update-from-the-florida-bar-condo-task-force-voting-rights-leader-desmond-meade-and-the-film-gringa A Florida Bar task force has presented proposals on how to make condo living better and safer after Surfside. We meet the man who was central to helping Florida felons get their voting rights back. And a dramedy film about a Cuban-American woman packing for a family trip to Havana. Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:31:14 GMT /2021-10-26/an-update-from-the-florida-bar-condo-task-force-voting-rights-leader-desmond-meade-and-the-film-gringa Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Amber Amortegui After success in Florida, civil rights leader says support for voting rights for felons is growing /news/2021-10-25/after-success-in-florida-civil-rights-leader-says-support-for-voting-rights-for-felons-is-growing Desmond Meade was recently named as a MacArthur Foundation fellow for 2021 — commonly known as a “genius" grant. ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊspoke to him about that honor and his activism in passing Amendment 4 in 2018. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-25/after-success-in-florida-civil-rights-leader-says-support-for-voting-rights-for-felons-is-growing Daniel Rivero Florida felon voting activist Desmond Meade gets civil rights back /news/2021-10-11/florida-felon-voting-activist-desmond-meade-gets-civil-rights-back The Florida activist who led a movement to allow most former felons to vote got more civil rights restored under a new state clemency program. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:09:05 GMT /news/2021-10-11/florida-felon-voting-activist-desmond-meade-gets-civil-rights-back The Associated Press Florida's New Clemency Process Is A 'Huge' Marker Of Progress, Says Civil Rights Leader /news/2021-03-22/floridas-new-clemency-process-is-a-huge-marker-of-progress-says-civil-rights-leader Hundreds of thousands of Floridians could be eligible to get their civil rights restored. Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:30:16 GMT /news/2021-03-22/floridas-new-clemency-process-is-a-huge-marker-of-progress-says-civil-rights-leader Daniel Rivero 'Let My People Vote' Tells Of One Man's Journey To Getting 1.4 Million Back A Voice /2020-10-07/let-my-people-vote-tells-of-one-mans-journey-to-getting-1-4-million-back-a-voice Desmond Meade rose from addiction, homelessness, and prison to run a campaign to re-enfranchise more than one million Florida voters; it's a tale of hope, persistence, and the power of organizing. Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:49:28 GMT /2020-10-07/let-my-people-vote-tells-of-one-mans-journey-to-getting-1-4-million-back-a-voice Martha Anne Toll