Where is Hattie McDaniel’s Oscar?
The Washington Post WASHINGTON (AP) _ After winning the 2010 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Mo'Nique noted that she was wearing a royal blue dress, …
NAACP leaders: Fight tea party with voter outreach
HOLLYWOOD (AP) _ The tea party movement sweeping the U.S. political landscape has benefited from voter mobilization techniques pioneered by the NAACP, and the nation's …
Actor Gary Coleman dead at 42
Gary Coleman, the former child star who rose to fame as the wisecracking youngster Arnold Jackson on the TV sitcom “Diff'rent Strokes,” has died, according …
Hip hop meets the Everglades
Kelvin Jennings’ persistence paid off. When the Jacksonville middle school student needed to sell his last four rap CDs, he knocked on Nanciann Regalado’s door, …
Meek struggles for recognition in Palm Beach County
DELRAY BEACH — Kendrick Meek scored a minor victory last Sunday, May 23 when he secured the full backing of the AFL-CIO, the state’s largest …
Summer activities plentiful for Liberty City youth
Florida International University As schools wrap up the academic year, summer programs and activities abound for Liberty City children and youth at local schools, parks …
Churches provide religious and financial guidance
Florida International University If you have a crisis of faith, you go to church for spiritual guidance. Thanks to the effort of a local organization, …
Sitcom takes aim at danger, boredom in Haiti camps
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Muddy water flows under the tent and pools around the electric studio lights. Actors sitting at the mock-kitchen table lift their …
AROUND SOUTH FLORIDA with ELGIN JONES 05-28-10
TARGETED FOR TINT Like an increasing number of motorists, I was recently ticketed for allegedly having a window tint on my car that is darker …
Britain bans doctor who linked autism to vaccine
LONDON (AP) — A doctor who persuaded millions of parents worldwide that a common vaccine could cause autism was barred from practicing medicine in his …