All posts on August, 2013

Public schools have become the whipping horse for America’s ills, yet they educate more than 50 million students annually amidst violence, insufficient funding and a …

WEST PALM BEACH — The Palm Beach County School District and the University of Florida (UF) have launched a three-year reform effort to build a …

MIAMI — Earlier this week, I learned that noted writer and accessible intellectual Albert Murray had passed away in his Harlem, N.Y. home on Monday …

WEST PARK — For years Bahamian culture has been a staple presence in South Florida. The history of the Bahamian settlers of such towns as …

FORT LAUDERDALE ­­— An afternoon of margaritas and a hookah at The Rock Bar on Fort Lauderdale Beach spiraled downwards from fun to a confrontation …

When The Gantt Report said the students occupying a part of the Capitol building would not get the special legislative session they sought and would …

MIAMI — With the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington less than two weeks away, community leaders in Miami staged a rally  against the …

JOHANNESBURG — The speaker, one of the world’s most recognizable black leaders, was addressing a joint session of Congress when he quoted America’s top civil …

MIRAMAR — When Sachia Vickery competes in the U.S. Open next week, it will be the pinnacle of a goal that she’s been working toward …

The Trayvon Martin Foundation, in collaboration with Hanan’s Academic Development Center and Community Builders, hosted a “Back to School Extravaganza” in Opa-locka on Friday. Trayvon’s …