Jason Murray, president of the Miami-Dade Black Lawyers Association, wants to tackle old problems with fresh ideas. Read more here . Four decades later, some of the images have changed, but many of the battles remain. Not everyone believes that blacks should be quick to abandon old strategies.
New strategies call for coalitions among South Florida's different ethnic groups, new leaders say.
Members of each group were asked to write letters of support to Gov. Jeb Bush on behalf of candidates in the other organization. One of the biggest issues for African Americans in South Florida is economics, said Donna Ginn, a founder of the Black Executive Forum, which teaches leadership. Those in leadership roles should look at how the black community participates in South Florida's economy, she said.