1st Nation of Islam event since Obama election
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) _ The Nation of Islam held its annual convention in Chicago this past weekend in its first major gathering since the election …
Columbia University names first black woman college dean
NEW YORK (AP) _ Columbia University's new college dean is the first black and the first woman to serve in the post. The university said …
Betty Ferguson honored
Long before opponents of the country’s most prominent “community organizer” made that description sound like a dirty word, former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Betty Ferguson was …
Actress returns home to inspire youth
MIAMI – April Yvette Thompson spent time working at the Belafonte Tacolcy Center as a young girl. On Wednesday morning, she returned as an accomplished …
Obama: Financial sector needs stronger regulations
WASHINGTON (AP) – After devoting money and time in search of a rescue for the ailing banking sector, President Barack Obama on this week demanded …
CARIBBEAN CROSSROADS: Stop deporting law-abiding Haitians!
The news has gone around the world. Thirty thousand Haitians are targeted for deportation by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Just imagine, 30,000!
THE POLITICS OF BLACKNESS: Is this the change we need?
A month ago, the world watched what House Majority Whip Congressman James E. Clyburn called, “the greatest shift of power in the world” – the …
Pastor’s trial delayed
MIAMI – The case against the Rev. Gaston Smith will have to wait. Smith’s trial on second-degree grand theft charges was set to begin on …
PLAY REVIEW: Sisters! A Celebration of the Human Spirit
My very first interaction with the cast and crew of Sisters! A Celebration of the Human Spirit, was at one of their rehearsals. To get …
Jazz concert recognizes Women’s History Month
FORT LAUDERDALE — In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Old Dillard Museum has partnered with Women in Distress of Broward County (WID) and the …