Black Archives Celebrates Women’s History Month
The Black Archives History and Research Foundation of South Florida is commemorating the remarkable women whose vision, tenacity, and leadership have shaped our communities and …
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Appeals court ends affordable SAVE Program for 7 million student loan borrowers
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Celebrate “Mother Africa” themed concerts for Jazz Appreciation Month in April at Lincoln Center
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Congress Can Halt the Iran War by Doing Nothing. It Should
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Luxury Affordable Housing coming to City of Miami Gardens
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Houston Native Natalie Greene, Deaf Basketball Standout at Gallaudet, Named United East Rookie of the Year
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The American Diabetes Association Honors Dr. Henry Rodriguez with Federal Advocate of the Year Award
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Federal Advocate of the Year Award from the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) recognizes an individual whose leadership and dedication have significantly advanced …
Health and Wellness
Medical pot businesses to battle black market for customers
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ When retailers open state-approved medical marijuana shops in Illinois later this year, they will face …
Terminally ill attorney files lawsuit over euthanasia
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ John Jay Hooker has worked for Robert F. Kennedy, run for Tennessee governor and now, while facing terminal cancer, hopes to …
Business
World Trade Center reopens for business
By VERENA DOBNIK NEW YORK (AP) — Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center is again opening for business — marking …
HEALTHCARE OVERHAUL RAMPS UP BUSINESS AT WELLPOINT
BY TOM MURPHY INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – WellPoint raised its 2014 earnings forecast again and trumped third-quarter expectations as the overhaul of the health care system …
PHIL COLLINS GIVES VAST ALAMO COLLECTION TO TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – British pop star Phil Collins on Tuesday handed over his vast collection of artifacts related to the Battle of the Alamo …
Education
2 University of Oklahoma students expelled over racist video
By SEAN MURPHY NORMAN, Okla. — The University of Oklahoma’s president expelled two students Tuesday after he said they were identified as leaders of a racist …
SC State not alone among HBCUs struggling to survive
By SEANNA ADCOX COLUMBIA, S.C. — While decades of leadership strife have contributed to South Carolina State University’s fiscal crisis, it is certainly not alone among …
Lyndon State College to dedicate campus veterans’ center
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. — Vermont’s Lyndon State College is going to be dedicating a student veterans’ center in honor of a 1971 graduate who served in Vietnam. …