All posts on September, 2012

TYLER, Texas (AP) —Blacks fought in the Civil War, surprisingly on the side of the Confederacy, many of them from Texas, Palestine, Texan historian Norris …

DAVIE — On a day filled with personnel shake-ups around the NFL, the Miami Dolphins welcomed a veteran receiver to practice.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — After apartheid ended in 1994, South Africa pressed to share the country's vast mineral wealth with its impoverished black majority. But the …

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins plan to use a six-man rotation for the rest of the season, manager Ozzie Guillen said.

CORAL GABLES — Miami running back Duke Johnson was not completely certain what would happen in his college debut. It more than met expectations.

PLANTATION — Black businesses are ready to transition from start-up to legacy builders, but entrepreneurs want to know how to make the move effectively. They …

NEW YORK — A hip-hop mogul who managed Sean “Diddy” Combs, 50 Cent and Mariah Carey was found dead in his New York City apartment …

NEW YORK (AP) — The mother of “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts has died. Jeffrey W. Schneider, senior vice president of ABC News, said …

MIAMI — This coming fall, qualified 9th-grade students in Miami-Dade County public schools have an opportunity to buy a brand new netbook computer for $25. …

LOS ANGELES — His presence was formidable, even intimidating: The former bodyguard had a muscular, 6-foot-4 frame, but it was topped by the brightest of …