Hillsborough activist Michelle Willliams on battling racism in the county; also court ruling on 2011 Elections bill

05/31/12 Mitch Perry
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Tags: Michelle Williams, New Black Panther Party, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, Deirdre Macnab, Florida League of Women Voters

Michelle Williams has been battling local politicians for years in Hillsborough County, but her profile increased exponentially recently after a recording of her blasting George Zimmerman and "white people" made national news. Williams is a member of the New Black Panther Party, which has always been controversial and became more so after declaring a bounty on Zimmerman, who shot and killed 17-year-old unarmed black youth Trayvon Martin on February 26.

Also on the program was Deirdre Macnab, the president of the Florida League of Women Voters, with the League's first public comments just hours after a federal judge in Tallahassee ruled that a provision of a 2011 election slaw that made it much harder to register voters should be rejected.