African-centered school gets “last chance”
For months, Palm Beach County School Superintendent Art Johnson has said he wants to shut down the only African-centered public school in the state. But …
Organization going strong at 100 years old
The National Urban League (NUL) was founded in 1910 by a group of black and white people, including Ruth Standish Baldwin and George Edmund Haynes …
Officer reassigned following restraining order
FORT LAUDERDALE – A police officer has been reassigned from the advisory board he was protecting after the board chairman filed a restraining order against …
NAACP head: Miss. gov falls short in oil response
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) _ The national president and CEO of the NAACP said Monday, June 7 that Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is doing too little …
WITNESS: KING HESITANT TO ASSUME SCLC PRESIDENCY
ATLANTA (AP) – A board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference who has provided legal counsel to the group says the Rev. Bernice King …
“Holy water” teachers reinstated
FORT LAUDERDALE – Two teachers who were removed from their classrooms after they were accused of sprinkling holy water onto an atheist colleague have been …
Warden: Ex-Detroit mayor held apart from others
DETROIT (AP) _ A prison warden says former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is being housed in an air-conditioned hospital room with a private shower at …
Show celebrates National Tap Dance Day
Florida International University Tribal drums, gospel and the clicks and clacks of tap echoed through the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center the Sunday of Memorial …
Organization stumps for Democrats
Florida International University Democratic activists will reach out to Liberty City voters on Saturday, June 5, hoping to gain support for their candidates in the …
Coalition wants youth to have safe summer
Florida International University In response to an increase in youth-related violence in the inner-city, the Safe Summer Coalition will host a teen summit Friday, June …