Experts question NAACP protests
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Nearly 50 protesters working with the state NAACP have been arrested at the General Assembly over the past two weeks in …
When God is in your life, then it is really time to say it’s all good
In the urban lingo, “It’s all good” is a platitude that covers a wide range of sins, emotions and situations seemingly saying very little. Its …
Obama wades back into the health care debate
WASHINGTON (AP) –President Barack Obama is launching a new effort to rally the public around his hotly disputed health care law, a strategy aimed at …
Fla. court OKs using non-judges on foreclosures
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – With tens of thousands of foreclosure cases clogged in the state's courts, the Florida Supreme Court is signing off on a …
Clock ticking for Fla. Gov. to act on budget
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The clock is ticking for Gov. Rick Scott. Scott has until May 24 to act on a proposed $74.5 billion state …
PepsiCo pulls Mountain Dew ad after criticism
NEW YORK — PepsiCo is once again learning the risks of celebrity partnerships after an ad for Mountain Dew was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes …
Cote d’Ivoire shaking off history of coups to begin recovery
First of two parts. In the 1990s, I frequently worked in Côte d’Ivoire, primarily in Abidjan, the third largest French speaking city in the world. …
Spotlight on outstanding grad Max
MIAMI – When his native Haiti was devastated by an earthquake in 2010, Joseph Veve Max II’s interest in becoming a civil engineer grew stronger. …
Confederate flags removed from S. Dakota VA hospital
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) – Veterans Affairs officials have once again removed two Confederate flags from a display at a VA hospital in the southwestern …
‘A true man of service,’ A.M.E. Zion Bishop Roy Holmes, 62
BALTIMORE — Members of the NAACP are joining A.M.E. Zion Church members and many others in mourning the loss of Bishop Roy A. Holmes, a …