Labor employees claim white employees forced out
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Lawsuits filed in local and federal court accuse Department of Labor and Workforce Development leaders of forcing out white employees and …
Bills that failed in the 2013 Florida Legislature
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Measures that failed during the 2013 regular session of the Florida Legislature, which ended Friday, would have: ABORTION -Banned abortions that …
House passes elections bill, sends it to Senate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The House amended an elections bill that will expand early voting days and sites and sent it back to the Senate …
Riviera’s Herman McCray Jr., 72
RIVIERA BEACH – Riviera Beach activist and education advocate the Rev. Herman McCray Jr. died on April 16 following a massive stroke. He was 72.
Report: Payday lending drains nearly $1B from low-income communities
One of the worst ironies of the nagging economic recession is that consumers with the fewest financial resources have lost the most. Now, a new …
The American way of life: Embrace its humor
I listened to the barbs and not-so-gentle insults President Barack Obama delivered – at himself and others – during the White House Correspondents Dinner over …
Bills that passed in Florida Legislature
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -Legislation that passed during the 2013 regular session of the Florida Legislature, which ended Friday: BUSINESSES _ Would exempt manufacturers from paying …
Large Inmate phone charges under scrutiny
WASHINGTON – The Congressional Black Caucus is pressing the Federal Communications Commission to move swiftly to cut the costs that prison inmates and their families …
I Will Rise
A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all. – Psalm 34:19 I was preparing for resurrection Sunday, the …
Fantasia is refreshing on 4th album, ‘Side Effects’
Fantasia’s fourth album, Side Effects of You, reminds us exactly why she captured our hearts to win 2004’s American Idol. The Grammy winner, who mostly …