Marvel unveils black Captain America
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new Captain America will be an African American. Marvel Comics’ chief creative officer Joe Quesada says superhero Sam “The Falcon” …
Obama: 7 proposed regulations would each top $1B
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama says his administration is considering seven new government regulations that would cost the economy more than $1 billion each …
Africans scholars in training at Florida Intl.
MIAMI – Twenty-five young African leaders from sub-Saharan nations have been receiving training locally in a six-week public management institute, which highlights environmental issues.
Incumbents face challengers
RIVIERA BEACH — The two African American members of the Palm Beach County School Board are fighting to keep their seats as they face re-election …
Cops under fire for KKK link
FRUITLAND PARK (AP) — The ex-wife of a police officer who left the department after a report tied him to the Ku Klux Klan told …
GOP leaders want delay redrawing electoral districts
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Republicans, who control the Legislature, said Tuesday that they will not appeal a landmark ruling that found that the state’s map for …
Koch brothers’ donation to the UNCF: Was this the wrong $25 million?
The United Negro College Fund, the primary fund-raising organization for private, historically black colleges, is a revered institution for many African Americans. Its successes are …
NAACP asking pastors to help promote HIV awareness
The NAACP announced that it will observe the third annual Day of Unity on Sunday to focus on what the organization says are the social …
What we think: AFSCME must restore UNCF funding
The furor which broke out in early June after the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announced acceptance of $25 million from Koch Industries and the …
We can use our inherited wisdom to bring about change
Al Calloway’s column, Let’s have no illusions about politics, published on July 3, compelled me to weigh in with my own take on the theme. …