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Shirley Gibson To Challenge Barbara Jordan For Miami-Dade Commission Seat, As Part Of Braman Slate

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 23rd 2012 - 08:21AM

Norman Braman, the wealthy Miami businessman and civic activist, has completed his slate of Miami-Dade Commission candidates to challenge four powerful incumbents he considers obstacles to government reform.

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  • 05/24/12 Welcome To Miami Beach, Urban Kids, Now Go To Jail Source: Wonkette Sure, lots and lots of African American youths are expected on your white sand shores for Memorial Day weekend, but luckily your PD is ready for them, and that is by instituting a "quota" mandating that its officers arrest a minimum of 2000 blahs!
  • 05/23/12 Shirley Gibson To Challenge Barbara Jordan For... Source: The Huffington Post Norman Braman, the wealthy Miami businessman and civic activist, has completed his slate of Miami-Dade Commission candidates to challenge four powerful incumbents he considers obstacles to government reform.
  • 05/22/12 Shirley Gibson to challenge Barbara Jordan for... Source: Miami Herald - Miami FL Norman Braman, the wealthy Miami businessman and civic activist, has completed his slate of Miami-Dade Commission candidates to challenge four powerful incumbents he considers obstacles to government reform.
  • 05/09/12 Jordan keynote speaker for FMUs largest graduating... Source: South Florida Times - Fort Lauderdale FL Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan will serve as keynote speaker and will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during the 8:30 a.m. ceremony.
  • 05/09/12 6,000 patients affected by surgery move Source: Southern Daily Echo - Southampton - Hampshire - UK THOUSANDS of patients of a Hampshire doctors' surgery will be moved to a new building as part of a multi-million pound refurbishment.

Background on barbara jordan

Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American politician and a leader of the Civil Rights movement.

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