'Crusader for equality:' Community remembers congressman
'Crusader for equality:' Community remembers congressman April 6, 2021 at 11:15 AM EDT - Updated April 6 at 4:01 PM U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., a longtime congressman who represented South Florida for almost three decades, has died, Palm Beach County Commissioner Mack Bernard said Tuesday morning. Hastings, who Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services called Hastings "a longtime crusader for equality" on Twitter. Representative Alcee Hastings was a longtime crusader for equality — he fought to pave the way for so many. I offer my deepest condolences to his loved ...