Obama: 2013 can be year of economic growth
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama says 2013 can be a year of solid economic growth, but only if Washington gets out of the way.
County VA director files discrimination complaint
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) _ The executive director of Black Hawk County Veterans Affairs is accusing the county board of discrimination in a complaint filed with …
Highlights included in Gov. Rick Scott’s budget
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday unveiled a $74.2 billion proposed budget. Here's a few key items you should know about: …
Rev. Jackson asks Obama for help with gun violence
CHICAGO (AP) _ The Rev. Jesse Jackson is calling on President Barack Obama to return to Chicago and approve federal intervention to address the soaring …
NC lawmaker blasts state NAACP leader in email
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ A Craven County lawmaker has accused the head of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP of “race-baiting'' for his recent …
Angelou celebrates black history with Oprah, Keys
WASHINGTON (AP) _ In the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The …
Time to end the state of emergency for Africans in America
Africans in America should be aware that 2013 is a year of great significance. It marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by …
Seldom do we take time to hear good news
Some 95 percent of today’s news is bad news, predominantly about crime and punishment, violence, cheating and stealing. Yet, in the Bible, Jesus says in …
Fla. Legislature puts salaries online
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Floridians will finally get a chance on their own to find out how much people are getting paid to work for …
Church bell halts construction at St. James in Bahama Village
KEY WEST — The tiny St. James First Missionary Baptist Church in Bahama Village, its white, metal cross jutting into a robin’s egg-blue sky, has …