Miami Gardens, Fla. - U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek issued the following statement regarding today's vote on financial reform:
"For the second day in a row, Senate Republicans have put Wall Street special interests first by blocking debate o ...
Posted Tuesday, April 27th 2010 at 5:19PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Norris Edney, interim president of Alcorn State University. http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/04/hbcu-presidents-dr-norris-edney-interim-president-alcorn-state-university/
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Posted Tuesday, April 27th 2010 at 8:27AM
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Miami Gardens, Fla.- U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek issued the following statement regarding Senate Republican efforts to protect Wall Street banks from common sense reform in today's key procedural vote:
"By shielding Wall Street banks from ...
Posted Monday, April 26th 2010 at 6:15PM
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Miami Gardens, FL - Today, U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek released the following statement regarding the immigration measure that was signed into law in Arizona last week:
"We need common sense immigration reform. The kind of measure signed i ...
Posted Monday, April 26th 2010 at 12:45PM
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http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20104240369
While Republicans, especially in Tallahassee during the closing weeks of session, remain consumed with the U.S. Senate race and Gov. Charlie Crist's partisan status, Democratic U.S. S ...
Posted Monday, April 26th 2010 at 10:39AM
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http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2010/04/kendrick-meek-back-in-haiti-after-three-months.html
Kendrick Meek arrived in Port-au-Prince today, three months after the earthquake devastated much of the nation. Meek -- whose district include ...
Posted Monday, April 26th 2010 at 10:28AM
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http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/04/fridays_startin_18.php
Overlooked in the Charlie Crist will-he-or-won't-he (We say: he will) drama of the last week, Meek's campaign has to be re-energized by the prospect of a win. The you ...
Posted Monday, April 26th 2010 at 10:23AM
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This week, BSI salutes Black Organizations. We start with 100 Black Men. This organization began in New York in 1963 when a group of concerned African American men began to meet to explore ways of improving conditions in their community. Read more ...
Posted Monday, April 26th 2010 at 10:11AM
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http://jacksonville.com/opinion/letters-readers/2010-04-22/story/letters-readers
Focused on issues
The profile on Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek was a breath of fresh air.
Coverage on Gov. Charlie Crist and former House Speak ...
Posted Friday, April 23rd 2010 at 7:26PM
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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/22/meek-sounds-off-on-possibility-of-crist-as-an-independent/?fbid=3MPHGPaS1C8
Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Florida, said Thursday that a rumored independent bid by Florida's Republican governor could actually ...
Posted Friday, April 23rd 2010 at 7:21PM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. - Today, Kendrick Meek renewed his fight to provide Florida workers with the skills and training needed to transform Florida's economy and create long-lasting economic growth.
"My fight is to spur sustainable, long-term economi ...
Posted Friday, April 23rd 2010 at 1:03PM
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As Floridians across the state celebrate Earth Day today, Democrat Kendrick Meek renewed his fight to bring clean energy jobs to the state:
"Here in Florida, our abundance of sunshine attracts visitors from across the globe. Sunshine is truly one ...
Posted Thursday, April 22nd 2010 at 3:34PM
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In Seductive Delusions Gerard Henry shares aspects of his personal testimony as he talks about sexuality and the new sexual ethic. He also talks about how the bombardment of sexual images on TV, billboards, the internet and other forms of media continually assaults the message of sexual integr ...
Posted Thursday, April 22nd 2010 at 3:01PM
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Dear Friend,
The press and pundits keep saying the same thing -- if we can get the word out about Kendrick to voters all across the state, he will win. That is where you come in.
On May 4, supporters across Florida will be holding parties to ...
Posted Tuesday, April 20th 2010 at 2:53PM
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And we're back!!!
Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. David Swinton, a renowned economist and the 13th President of Benedict College. http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/04/hbcu-presidents-dr-david-holmes-swinton-be ...
Posted Tuesday, April 20th 2010 at 12:28PM
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Ralph Metcalfe was serving his country in World War II when Xavier University of Louisiana made history at the 1942 Penn Relays Carnival. This weekend the former Xavier coach and the relay team he assembled will be honored at the 116th running of the ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2010 at 5:51PM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. - While Speaker Rubio and Governor Crist continue to engage in a battle about political philosophy, Kendrick Meek is fighting to bring new, long term green energy jobs to Florida, a pledge he shared with 200 supporters in Clearwat ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2010 at 3:48PM
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CLEARWATER, FL -- Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Miami) arrived in Clearwater, Fl., Saturday night, the seemingly-forgotten, likely Democratic candidate for United States Senate in Florida, buried beneath the headline-capturing battle between Gov. Charlie Cri ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2010 at 3:43PM
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1. As part of his statewide "Jobs for Florida" tour, Kendrick visited 12 cities in just four days. He traveled from South Florida to Tallahassee to Tampa to Indian River County talking to middle class Floridians about his vision for creating jobs acr ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2010 at 12:21PM
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Dear Friend,
This campaign is moving at full force with new developments each day.
That's why we wanted to give you, our most loyal grassroots supporters, the six things you should know right now about our campaign.
From a statewide "Jobs f ...
Posted Sunday, April 18th 2010 at 1:35PM
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http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/04/florida-senate-kendrick-meek-charlie-crist-independent-marco-rubio-campaign.html
ABC News’ Teddy Davis and Matt Loffman report:
If Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) abandons the Republican Party and runs fo ...
Posted Sunday, April 18th 2010 at 1:32PM
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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/04/dont-be-shy-about-meeks-chances/39020/
Mark Blumenthal picks up on something I've been wondering: when Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) is paired against likely Republican nominee Marco Rubio in a two-w ...
Posted Sunday, April 18th 2010 at 1:25PM
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Why doesn't Kendrick Meek get more respect?
For the last few months, when talk turns to Florida, political pundits have focused on the meteoric rise of Marco Rubio over Charlie Crist in the state's Republican primary for Senate. And today, with a ...
Posted Sunday, April 18th 2010 at 1:21PM
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Tonight on MSNBC's Hardball, Chuck Todd said Meek is well positioned in the Florida's U.S. Senate race. The clip can be found here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvDtZ9aMTw0).
Here is the transcript:
Chuck Todd: "If (Crist) runs as an indepen ...
Posted Friday, April 16th 2010 at 5:57PM
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Here is a quick run-down of what people have said and written about Kendrick's campaign in the past 24 hours:
Yesterday, President Obama singled out Kendrick during his stop in Miami: "Somewhere around here is the next senator from the great state ...
Posted Friday, April 16th 2010 at 5:47PM
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