All posts on March, 2014

After years of gains, diversity among Florida’s judiciary — and on the judicial nominating commissions that choose many judicial candidates — is slipping, according to …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division was blocked by bipartisan Senate opposition in an emotional postscript …

LAUDERHILL — Broward County Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness and Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance President and CEO Bob Swindell were the guest speakers at the March …

SAN FRANCISCO  (AP)­ — Jonathan Martin is returning to familiar territory, months after he accused a teammate of bullying and left the Miami Dolphins.

Miami — When it was Haitian Heritage Museum Executive Director Eveline Pierre’s time to speak at the museum’s 10th anniversary gala, she gave a heartfelt …

RIVIERA BEACH — The noted Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, former dean of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, served as keynote speaker when Inlet …

MIAMI – Kayla Burgess didn’t know when she started studying for an NAACP-sponsored competition that she would end up a national winner. But she did. …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The little white girl bounded up the steps of the Murray Hill bus, hopping from one foot to the other with excitement. …

ON THE WATCH The parent company of Albertsons, the nation’s fifth largest grocery store chain, has reached agreement to purchase Safeway, the second largest grocer …

Just try sugar-coating this: The World Health Organization says your daily sugar intake should be just 5 percent of your total calories – half of …