* “I lost my job, but not my voice.”–That was former Tampa federal prosecutor Michael Gordon, who was recently fired by AG Pam Bondi. His ouster has all the signs of retaliation for his involvement in prosecutions against those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He has since filed a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of his dismissal.
* When it comes to Tampa’s historic Jackson House, there are only two credible scenarios: Save it or raise it and replace it with an homage to black history. Its ongoing state of disrepair has been an ongoing insult to the black community and its Tampa roots.