Antonia Noori Farzan
Antonia Farzan is a fellow at New Times. After receiving a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University, she moved to South Florida to pursue her dream of seeing a manatee and meeting DJ Khaled (ideally at the same time). She was born and raised in Rhode Island and has a BA in classics from Hamilton College.
Latest Stories
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3 years ago | Broward News
It's a time-honored hallmark of American democracy: the right to march around waving a protest sign, whether it says "Fuck the Pope" or "Obama Actually Eats Puppies." But not everyone appreciates freedom of speech, at least not when it shows up on...
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3 years ago | Broward News
One thing you can say about 2016: There have been a lot of reasons to protest. The election of Donald Trump is just the most recent. Most protests in Broward County have been in response to police harassment and brutality. Now, though, the Fort La...
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3 years ago | Election
For several hours this past Saturday, protestors closed down Wilton Drive and Oakland Park Boulevard with an anti-Trump demonstration. It drew many members of the local LGBTQ community. Unsurprisingly, given that the protest took place in the hear...
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3 years ago | Election
The town of Palm Beach has long been the kind of place where you go to get away from traffic jams and sign-waving socialists. Tall hedges, guarded gates, and a rigid social code make it easy for the town’s residents (average per capita income: $10...
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3 years ago | Broward News
It all started on October 26, when a high school student in Jacksonville uploaded a video to Twitter that showed her and her friends frozen in action poses, looking like store mannequins. Kids at other nearby high schools found it funny and rushed...
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3 years ago | Broward News
Speaking to a crowd that had gathered in the auditorium at the African American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday night, Jennifer Young described her son, Jermaine McBean, as a National Honor Society member who helped all his teachers...
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