11/28/2007: TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today unveiled a new tool for people to learn about and follow the progress of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. A website has been created by the Office of Attorney General to keep the public informed on the Council’s meetings, agendas and other important information related to the Council’s charge. The Council has been meeting since February to draft a comprehensive report on conditions that disproportionately affect black men and boys including high infant mortality rates, poverty, health concerns, disparate annual income levels, murder and violence rates, arrest and incarceration rates and school performance. The report will be released on December 15, 2007.

06/12/2007: ORLANDO, FL – The Florida Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys met in conjunction with the 22nd National Conference on Preventing Crime in the Black Community on May 30, 2007, at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando.

05/31/2007: TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today applauded the Governor and members of the Florida Legislature for funding several important initiatives, including the expansion of the Child Predator CyberCrime Unit, in the state’s budget for the 2007-2008 fiscal year.

05/24/2007: TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker today addressed the attendees of the 22nd Annual Conference on Preventing Crime in the Black Community at the conference’s opening session in Orlando. The conference, established by the Florida Attorney General’s Office in 1985 and co-hosted with the Georgia Attorney General’s Office, is a collaborative effort to encourage communication and action within local communities by showcasing innovative ideas and successful prevention strategies that focus on crime issues in African-American neighborhoods.