Florida proposal bans higher education for undocumented students
Photo courtesy Getty Images By David L. Snelling MIAMI – Florida public universities and high schools might be forced to turn away undocumented immigrants who …
America’s Juneteenth 2026 Events
By LANSING MI. JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION COMMITTEE AND ST. LOUIS AMERICAN STAFF In the confusion and turmoil as the Civil War drew to a close, many …
South Carolina Senator Scott leads bipartisan campaign to keep National Civil Rights Network
Fort Mose Historic State Park in St. Augustine (Photos courtesy of FLORIDASTATEPARKS.ORG, St. Augustine Black Heritage Trail and Wikipedia) By David L. Snelling MIAMI – …
Juneteenth, America at 250, and the hole in the soul of our Democracy
By WADE HENDERSON As Americans prepare to celebrate Juneteenth and the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, we should take pride in the extraordinary progress …
Black Music Month 2026: ‘Wake Up Everybody!’
Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes (Photo courtesy of media.ntslive.co.uk) By HAZEL TRICE EDNEY Wake up, everybody, No more sleepin’ in bed No more backward …
Turn a wall on its side, and it becomes a table
We have always been at our best when we welcomed the stranger. It is time to be at our best again. A friend said something …
What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites
The dangerous blood-sucking arthropod insect carries the encephalitis virus, Lyme disease, borreliosis and infectious dermacentor (Photo courtesy of iStock). By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer …
Congo reports large daily jump in Ebola cases a month after outbreak
Photo courtesy of iStock By JEAN-YVES KAMALE, MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities have reported one of the highest daily increases …
Home where King planned Selma voting rights marches opens at Michigan museum
Photo courtesy of FACEBOOK By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A home where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders …
Joseph Caleb Auditorium presents the “Caleb Around Town”
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSEPH CALEB AUDITORIUM MIAMI-DADE – The Joseph Caleb Auditorium’s Caleb Around Town – Black Birth Music Series presents “Take My Hand, Precious …