“Whites Only” “Colored Only” signs for Georgia school project draws parents’ outrage
Photo courtesy of Newsweek MIAMI – Parents in Georgia expressed anger after segregation-era signs were posted in a school as part of a teacher’s project. …
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Bethune-Cookman University receives NBA Foundation grant to empower Black men
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Florida League of Cities offers $5,000 scholarship to government students
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Town of Jupiter accepting candidates’ applications for District 1 council seat
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USPS to slightly raise rates this summer to offsets profit losses
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Florida unemployment rate down, 403,000 position filled
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Gov. DeSantis orders half-staff flags to fly around the country to honor fallen police officers
Photo courtesy of Floridainsider.com MIAMI – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered that flags to fly at half-staff throughout the state and United States all …
Health and Wellness
Edda L. Fields-Black honored for her phenomenal literary achievement
EDDA L. FIELDS-BLACK is the proud daughter of Eddie Fields, esq., and icon Dorothy Jenkins Fields, founder of the Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater. PHOTO …
An office known for enforcing special education is now focused on politics
STOCK PHOTO Washington (AP) — The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is known best for enforcing the right to disability services across America’s schools. …
Business
Black graves are being moved to make way for an industrial park
The home was built in 1825 by Samuel Hairston. The house was burned down by vandals in 1988. PHOTO COURTESY OF HAIRSTON.ORG Danville, Va. (AP) …
What can the ‘black box’ tell us about plane crashes?
It’s one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash: The so-called “black box." There are actually two of these remarkably …
College professors and students challenge Alabama’s anti-DEI law
Alabama state house PHOTO COURTESY OF ALABAMAHOUSE.ORG Montgomery, Ala. (AP) — University professors and students in Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new state …
Technology
Internet providers must now be more transparent about fees, pricing
New York (AP) — Much like nutritional labels on food products, “broadband labels” for internet packages will soon tell you just what is going into …
Florida casinos ask courts to stop online sports gambling off tribal lands
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from online …
Education
FMU names air pros to revamp aviation program
EXPERTS: Oneida James Rollins, above, was named chair of the aviation and safety program and Capt. Yograj S. Raghunauth is the new associate chair and …
Back-to-school health tips for a successful school year
TOWARD A HAPPY SCHOOL YEAR: From conscientious eating, to counseling your children about e-cigarettes. PHOTO COURTESY OF INSIDE CREATIVE HOUSE / ISTOCK VIA GETTY IMAGES …
Bethune first HBCU to host women historians
DR. CRYSTAL A. DEGREGORY: Director of the Bethune Institute and coordinator of the Southern Association for Women Historians Triennial Conference, which will coincide with founder …
Sports
WNBA corporate sponsorship deals are growing. But not every athlete is getting her due
Maya Moore during the Lynx’s championship-clinching game 5 of the 2017 WNBA Finals. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIEPEDIA In a banner year for women’s professional sports, …
Classic fun
MIAMI – North Carolina Central University defeated Alabama State 31-24 amid South Florida’s ubiquitous rain showers and more HBCU weekend scenes that included, below from …
Women’s bball future bright, but world is closing talent gap
L.A. HOMECOURT 2028: But no longer an Olympic slam dunk as rest of world is catching up to USA. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.COM/USABASKETBALL Paris (AP) …
