Grave marker project helps bury musical blues
ST. LOUIS – Blues guitarist Tommy Bankhead rubbed shoulders with some of the genre’s royalty, from Howlin’ Wolf and Elmore James to Albert King and …
Events Calendar January 2-12
Thursday, Jan. 2 Jay Z: Magna Carta World Tour: If you missed Jay Z this year when he toured with Justin Timberlake, don’t fret! Hip-Hop’s …
Superfoods for a SuperHealthy Body
1. Avocados contain the best kind of fat (monounsaturated oleic acid) but also help your body block the absorption of bad fats (cholesterol). 2. Beets …
Doctor in landmark abortion case dies of cancer
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) _ Dr. Kenneth Edelin, a Boston physician at the center of a landmark abortion case in the 1970s, died Monday morning in …
Gwen Cherry Bulls win national championship
The Gwen Cherry Bulls won the Pop Warner National Super Bowl Championship in Orlando in a victory against the Virginia Beach Mustangs. The Bulls, competing …
New study finds blacks face tough times in retirement
BLACK PR WIRE – A new report calculates the severity of the U.S. retirement security racial divide. The analysis finds that every racial group faces …
Young Pastor given welcome at Payne
WEST PALM BEACH – When it comes to the ministry, the Rev. Henry E. Green III comes with a great pedigree. His father, the Rev. …
Fundraising reflections for 2013
Part one of a two part series The yearend can be a perfect time to reflect on your 2013 fundraising activities and to anticipate 2014. …
UNCF South Florida mayor’s lunch raises more than $100k
FORT LAUDERDALE – The United Negro College Fund’s South Florida Mayor’s Luncheon raised $113,700 from civic leaders, corporate sponsors and generous education leaders.
Panel expands slavery reparations demand to more ex-colonial nations
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Caribbean commission is expanding the number of former colonial powers it says should provide some form of reparations for what the …