The hanging tree is long since gone, but the lynching of Rubin Stacy still casts a painful shadow over Fort Lauderdale. Like George Floyd, he is becoming a symbol of the racism that still permeates America more than eight decades later.
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State Rep. Chip LaMarca won’t run for Congress, leaving his party without a top-tier candidate for an open seat being vacated by Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch. LaMarca says the atmosphere is different in Washington, D.C., since he first got involved in politics decades ago. He plans to run for re-election to his northeast Broward seat in the state House of Representatives.