U.S. Health Service attacks Ebola
Special to the South Florida Times A team of specialized officers from the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is being prepared to deploy to …
Anthony (Tony) Brunson, CPA goes solo
Since 1985, Anthony (Tony) Brunson and Daryl Sharpton were viewed as one. They were partners in the accounting firm Sharpton, Brunson & Company, first located …
Spady Museum Launches The Lion Speaks Oral History Project
Special to the South Florida Times DELRAY BEACH — They are snippets of Delray Beach’s history being told by those who have lived it. Over …
Online petition urges FIU to reinstate fired professor
By ANDREA ROBINSON Special to South Florida Times MIAMI-DADE — Armed with the power of social media, some South Florida activists are rallying to support …
The clueless Black Caucus
By Raynard Jackson On the very day that Michael Brown, the slain teenager from Ferguson, Mo., was buried, the Congressional Black Caucus made a major …
The decline of teachers of African descent must stop
By Rosita Chatonda The economic downturn of recent years brought the decline of the middle class into the forefront of national discourse. However, the “lifting …
Social Security will start mailing benefit statements this September
By JASON ALDERMAN Call it a paperless experiment that didn’t quite pan out. In 2011, a budget-strapped Social Security Administration (SSA) stopped mailing annual benefit …
6th person gets jail in loan scheme
WEST PALM BEACH — (AP) A sixth person has been sent to prison for his role in a Florida-based $7 million loan fraud scheme that …
Heritage Trail – St. Petersburg honors black pioneers
By ANDREA ROBINSON Special to South Florida Times Want to know more about Central Florida’s black experience? Visitors to St. Petersburg can learn more …
Dems unite behind Crist
By CAROL PORTER Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — The messages emanating from Florida’s Democratic party are that voters should unite behind candidates …