The murder of Trayvon Martin touched off a great debate. Much of it has been about Florida’s stand-your-ground law. However, the center of the controversy …

NEW YORK (AP) — A representative says Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist and producer George Duke, whose sound infused acoustic jazz, electronic jazz, funk, R&B and soul, …

TALLAHASSEE — Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumni Bernard and Shirley Kinsey will receive the 2013 Legends Award during the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando during Labor …

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder called Monday for major changes to the nation’s criminal justice system that would scale back the use of harsh …

SOPCHOPPY – A small Florida Panhandle town best known for its annual Worm Grunting Festival is at the center of an investigation into charges the …

MIAMI GARDENS — Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has directed a task force to come up with recommendations on whether the Jessie Trice Community Health Center of …

PALM BEACH – Karine Melissa Purchas, chief executive officer of Fashion Designers Expo of Miami, had already made an impact in the fashion industry when …

MIAMI — The Miami-Dade Branch of the NAACP reported that enough people have signed up for a trip to the 50th anniversary observances of the …

DEERFIELD BEACH — After crime watcher George Zimmerman shot and killed Miami Gardens teenager Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012, Terry Scott decided he would …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to scheming to …