100 Black Men gathering locally
HOLLYWOOD — The 28th annual 100 Black Men of America conference is slated for this Thursday through Sunday in Hollywood and the theme of educating …
Calabash literary festival seen as tribute to Caribbean creativity
TREASURE BEACH — Best-selling authors take to a seaside stage, bottles of Red Stripe beer in hand. Budding writers line up to read their works …
Obama signs order lowering student loan repayment
WASHINGTON — Up to five million Americans struggling to make their monthly student loan payments could find relief under a program President Barack Obama expanded …
Anancy festival this weekend in Broward
FORT LAUDERDALE — Some know him as a spider, others a god. There is no common spelling of his name. It can be Anancy, Anasi, …
African choir tours Florida, performs in Liberty City
LIBERTY CITY — Students of Africa University, in Old Mutare, Zimbabwe will share a musical tribute during a Florida state tour and will perform a …
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly side of TEXTING
Living with etiquette People have varying points of view about texting. For some, texting is a very useful tool which doesn’t require long, drawn-out …
South Florida civil rights leader honored in St. Augustine
ST. AUGUSTINE (AP) — When Robert B. Hayling first got to St. Augustine, he’d ride around the pretty tourist town in a red Volkswagen convertible, …
Women with fibroids have options, doctor says
Take a poll of three female friends under the age of 50 and ask them if any of them have uterine fibroids and chances are …
Women drummers break barriers in Cuba percussion
HAVANA — It wasn’t that long ago that Cuba’s rich percussion scene was essentially a boys’ club, dominated by men due to macho attitudes and …
New kiddie fitness band more toy than tech
NEW YORK — Wearable technology is all the rage these days for adults. Now, the concept is spreading to kids. LeapFrog, the maker of kids’ …