Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | News | AAN.org

Orlando Activists Protest Grand Jury Decisions in Ferguson and New Yorknew

Approximately 100 gather for peaceful protest to point out that racism and police brutality can happen anywhere.

Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | 12-10-2014 | Race & Class

Cash for (Stolen) Goldnew

How Florida's pawnbroking laws further victimize victims of crime.

Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | 04-23-2013 | Crime & Justice

Six Things That Have Barely Changed Since Trayvon Martin's Deathnew

Sanford will soon have a new police chief, but other than that, things are still pretty much the same.

Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | 03-01-2013 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Trayvon Martin

Sanford's Black Eyenew

As public scrutiny of the Trayvon Martin case mounts, the city of Sanford struggles with its reputation.

Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | 04-05-2012 | Race & Class

Tags: racism, Trayvon Martin, Sanford Florida, Florida Justice, Racism in Florida

It's been three weeks since a Sanford, Fla. vigilante, George Zimmerman, shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to death, apparently for looking suspicious – and, according to Zimmerman's own words, for being black and wearing a hoodie. What's taking so long for police to arrest Zimmerman?

Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | 03-19-2012 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Florida Stand Your Ground Law, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin Shooting

Hospitality for the Homelessnew

Downtown Orlando church turns front porch into shelter for growing number of homeless.

Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | 12-30-2011 | Homelessness

Tags: Homelessness, downtown orlando, homelessness in orlando

Neutering the Watchdogsnew

Interference in Floridaa's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program could mean less oversight of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities

Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | 11-10-2011 | Health

9/11 By the Numbersnew

A brief sampling of facts and figures compiled a decade after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | 09-07-2011 | Very Recent History

Tags: Very Recent History

WMFE R.I.P.?new

As Orlando's sole PBS-member station prepares to sell out to a religious broadcaster, the community wonders what’s next for public television in the region.

Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | 06-01-2011 | Media

Tags: PBS, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public television, WMFE