More firms sign up for homeless women job fair
A woman who said she has gone homeless to win support for a job fair has announced that more companies are signing on to the …
CDB meeting not diminished by sex charges against ex-IMF chief
Bridgetown, Barbados — Much as Caribbean leaders might feel some regret over the plight of Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, until recently the managing director of the …
Earthquake survivor honored at Dade commission meeting
During the May 17, Miami-Dade County Commission meeting, Commissioner Jean Monestime celebrated Haitian Cultural Heritage Month by honoring Romel Joseph, a musician and survivor of …
What we think: Overcoming obstacles
Sixteen months after it happened, it is still difficult to grasp the enormity of the earthquake that destroyed Haiti’s capital city Port-au-Prince. Estimates put the …
What we think: Leadership vacuum
Despite a special election on Tuesday and a runoff set for June 28, the picture that has been emerging from Miami-Dade County government is one …
Principal who ‘outed’ student showed insensitivity
To the Editor: I am writing in response to the article printed in your May 19 issue, titled, Principal ‘outs’ gay student. I was appalled …
With all the changes taking place, it’s not hard to image a better world
Have you ever been lost for words? Here’s one I’ve been pondering: imagine. (I think John Lennon really had something going on when he wrote …
Affirmative action is not a gift but a down payment on a debt
The growing debate over the issues of a concept called affirmative action is still another indicator of just how far white America will go to …
Young leaders get spotlight at NAACP’s Leadership Summit
The NAACP has issued a call for emerging leaders to join Chairwoman Roslyn M. Brock in Hollywood during Memorial Day weekend for the seventh annual …
Forum aims to give Haitians say on issues
Special to South Florida Times Salusa Basquin, a high school mathematics teacher, and popular Haitian radio and television host, has watched his immigrant parents achieve …