Sherrod rejects return to Ag agency
WASHINGTON (AP) – Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department official ousted during a racial firestorm last month, declined Tuesday to return to the agency, though she …
Ruling halts caregiver choices based on race
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Certified nursing assistant Brenda Chaney was on duty in an Indiana nursing home one day when she discovered a patient lying on the …
Obama Elementary opens in majority-black Md. area
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) – Classes are in session at the new Barack Obama Elementary School in Prince George's County.
Ahmadinejad inaugurates Iran’s first unmanned bomber aircraft
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inaugurated the country's first domestically built unmanned bomber aircraft, calling it an "ambassador of death'' to …
Meek sees doubt as encouragement in Fla. Sen. race
MIAMI (AP) – Some people knock Kendrick Meek by saying he inherited his congressional seat from his mother, Carrie Meek, who held it for 10 …
Broadband growth slows down but blacks are catching up
AP Technology Writer NEW YORK — The adoption of high-speed Internet service in homes has slowed to a crawl this year after a decade of …
Indian culture showcased at festival
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts was transformed into a little bit of India on Sunday, Aug. 15, when the South Florida Chapter of …
Imma let you finish, but…Get off Michelle’s back
Michelle Obama has recently been roasted by conservative political pundits, and even some liberal media outlets, as some sort of modern-day Marie Antoinette for taking …
Novel explores sexual links during slavery
South Florida Times Intern The friendship and kinship that can form and the evolution of relationships between slave women and their masters is the focus …
‘Eat, Pray, Love’ more than chick flick
Special to South Florida Times After the Sex and the City 2 disappointment, the odds of another box office hit for a chick flick seemed …