TALLAHASSEE – As 2012 came to a close, many smokers and their loved ones resolved to quit tobacco for good. For them, the Florida Department …

ST. LOUIS — Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with Rescue Me in 1965, has died. …

CHICAGO (AP) — Terry Glover, the managing editor of Ebony magazine, has died of colon cancer at her Chicago home. She was 57. Ebony announced …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A new pastor has taken over as the spiritual leader of one of Montgomery’s most historic churches. The Rev. Cromwell Handy …

New Ways to Enjoy Chocolate (Family Features) Humans have adored the taste of chocolate for thousands of years. Though generally viewed as a sweet treat …

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue issued pardons Monday to the Wilmington 10, a group wrongly convicted 40 years ago in …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida drivers looking to save money resulting from a new law designed to crack down on no-fault auto insurance fraud may …

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has been called the law firm for black America. Once run by Thurgood Marshall, the group played a major role …

Friday, Jan. 4 Shakespeare in the Park: Shakespeare Miami presents Twelfth Night, a hilarious comedy about a shipwreck, lovers, servants, set in the Roaring 20’s, …

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