What began as a summit hosted by Whole Child Leon County in early 2019 has become a coalition of community leaders and advocates known as Equity Tallahassee Leon — a group committed to starting the difficult conversations surrounding implicit bias and racism in Leon County. Courtney Atkins, the Executive Director of Whole Child Leon, says […]
After nine members were appointed to the Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB), the City Commissioners voted to appoint Commissioner Curtis Richardson’s nominee Rashad Mujahid as the CPRB’s first chairperson on Jan. 27. Mujahid spoke to Tallahassee Reports about his hopes for the CPRB as well as why he thinks the board is important for […]
The nine members of the new Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB) were appointed by the City Commissioners at their meeting on Jan. 27. The CPRB — which the commissioners voted to establish in response to nationwide protests against police brutality as well as three officer-involved shootings in Tallahassee — will be tasked with reviewing investigations […]
After nine members were appointed to the City of Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB), the City Commissioners voted to appoint Rashad Mujahid as the CPRB’s first chairperson at their Feb. 10 meeting. Mujahid was Commissioner Curtis Richardson’s CPRB nominee and was appointed to the board on Jan. 27. Mujahid is from Jacksonville, Florida and […]