“Princess and the Frog” hops to No. 1 with $25M
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ “The Princess and the Frog'' earned a big wet kiss from family audiences as the animated musical leaped to No. 1 …
Eggelletion agrees to plead guilty in state corruption case
FORT LAUDERDALE _ Former Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion has reached a deal with state prosecutors that will allow him to plead guilty to one …
Florida man pleads guilty in Haitian investment scheme
MIAMI (AP) _ A second Florida man has pleaded guilty in connection with a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 600 Haitian-American investors.
Eggelletion, weeping, pleads guilty to money laundering and resigns
WEST PALM BEACH — Former Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion Jr., one of South Florida’s craftiest politicians, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of …
Black lawmakers reunite in Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE — More than 500 powerful policy makers from across the country attended the National Black Caucus of State Legislators Annual Legislative Conference Dec. …
MOVIE REVIEW: The Princess and The Frog delights and troubles
If you are a member of the black community, you have likely already discussed the ills committed by Disney in making and producing its first …
No good options for the president in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama’s speech last week at West Point, during which he announced his strategy for Afghanistan – including the deployment of 30,000 additional troops …
Tallahassee hockey, Florida education
I admit to watching hockey only a few times in my life. I was a Florida Panthers fan during the days when we threw rubber …
THE GANTT REPORT: Ike Williams, black media icon
Florida and the world lost an African-American media icon recently when Isiah “Ike” Williams, publisher of the Jacksonville Advocate and The Northeast Florida Advocate, took …
Pastor on trial in theft case
The Rev. Gaston Everett Smith sat quietly in a Miami courtroom on Tuesday as witnesses for the prosecution were called to testify. The 43-year-old pastor …