Blacks In Technology hosting BITCON
Orlando, Fla. (Black PR Wire) – Blacks In Technology, LLC and the Blacks In Technology Foundation (BIT) are hosting BITCON 2022, their 4th annual conference …
What to do if your mortgage application is denied
(StatePoint) – If you dream of homeownership, having your mortgage application denied can be devastating. If this does happen to you, it’s important to remember …
Smoking ban expands
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Like other South Florida towns, the City of Fort Lauderdale is on the brink of banning cigarette smoking and vaping on …
Black service members shaping contemporary military history
(StatePoint) – Black Americans have served in the U.S. Armed Forces since the Revolutionary War, paving the way for Black service members today. “It is …
Tyler Perry’s ‘Jazzman’s Blues’ debuts at Toronto Film Festival
Writer/director Tyler Perry had never had a movie programed at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival. He said as much on the night of his …
Obituaries
ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME Mattie Cameron, 81, died September 21. Service will be held 10am Saturday, October 1, at Saint John United Methodist …
Prosecutor who worked on Emmett Till renewal dies
Greenwood, Miss. (AP) – Funeral services were held Monday for the Mississippi prosecutor who worked on one of the renewed investigations into the 1955 lynching …
New York town justice removed for pulling gun on Black man
Whitehall, N.Y. (AP) – A town justice in upstate New York who bragged to colleagues about pulling a loaded gun on a “large Black man” …
The cruelty of exploiting vulnerable people for political advantage
There is always a new low for Trump Republicans. And that is pretty frightening. Take the latest exercise in lawlessness, dishonesty, and cruelty from Florida …
Can small business owners afford increased rental rates in Tampa Bay?
St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP) – Delma’s, The Flower Booth has operated out of the same 3,752-square-foot shop in St. Petersburg’s Kenwood neighborhood since 1953. Stephanie …