All posts on October, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) _ The daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been chosen as the first woman to head the civil rights organization …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Construction permits are finally being issued for the long-delayed Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial slated for the National Mall. Interior Secretary Ken …

MIAMI – For the last four years, City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones has represented the city of Miami’s District 5. “You know what they call me …

In his two-day visit to Florida this week, President Barack Obama left behind $1.5 million to buoy Democratic congressional races and $200 million in federal …

Germaine Smith-Baugh attended high school with her sister in Florida, but spent her summers with her parents in her native St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

DAVIE – The owner of an apartment complex that the U.S. Department of Justice sued for discriminating against black people has reached a settlement agreement …

FORT LAUDERDALE – Despite a potential lawsuit for overcharging residents and business owners for responding to false burglar and fire alarms, some city commissioners are …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter, the best showing in two years, fueled by government-supported spending …

In February 1964, a young Cassius Clay – soon to be known as Muhammad Ali –shook up the world by beating Sonny Liston to win …

When I was a little girl, I was forbidden to watch The Color Purple, which is based on Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker’s 1982 best-selling …