Fla. university students oppose tuition increase
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida university students say it's time stop annual tuition increases. Scores of students representing the state's 11 public universities rallied in …
Services set for Virginia Tresvant of Opa-locka, King
OPA-LOCKA —Virginia Wilkinson Tresvant, wife of the late Albert W. Tresvant, the first African-American mayor of Opa-locka and longtime administrator of King Memorial/Opa-locka General Hospital, …
Candidates unloved in FL town hit by foreclosures
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (AP) _ At Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, the conversation often centers on real estate. Once taboo details, home values and what …
In Tampa, U.S. Senate hearing to target Florida’s voter rules
A new state law that limits Florida’s early voting period and makes it more difficult for third-party organizations such as the NAACP and the League …
Sheriff’s Deputies Charged With Falsifying Records
BY ELGIN JONES EJones@SFLTimes.com TAMARAC – Two Broward Sheriff's Office deputies have been charged with falsifying official records.
Say it loud: The work is not yet done
I recently began reading Manning Marable’s seminal biography, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. Not only is it critically acclaimed, it is also highly readable, …
Taking his brand to YouTube
Walter Latham is in a league of his own. The visionary who helped Tyler Perry break into the movie industry is also the mastermind behind …
FedAssist upgraded
MIAMI — The Miami-Dade County Office of Community Advocacy is upgrading its monthly “DMV To Go” service to include “FedAssist” which allows for additional assistance …
Lake Worth’s Haiti march
LAKE WORTH — Two years after a massive earthquake hit Haiti, the country is still dealing with disease, starvation and lack of clean drinking water.
Feisty loner changes to self-assured young woman
(Florida International University) – Edline Demajuste, then a shy 14, first sang in public at a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Day celebration in 2008. …