No difference between slaves and slave masters 400 years later
The movie 12 Years A Slave has received rave reviews and a lot of critical acclaim. The film was so well liked the director and …
Divided FAMU board approves contract for president
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -Trustees who oversee Florida A&M University are finally approving a new contract for the school's new president.
Players of Negro leagues featured
FORT LAUDERDALE — Jackie Robinson replica jersey and baseball cap on the left, Dontrelle Willis replica in the middle and Eddie Murray’s on the right, …
SBA hosts Twitter chat for young entrepreneurs on start ups
WASHINGTON – Young aspiring business owners are invited to learn the basics on how to turn good ideas into profitable ventures at the live Twitter …
Florida Blue names Dr. Jannifer Harper chief medical officer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Jannifer Drake Harper has been appointed vice president and chief medical officer at Florida Blue.Harper was the vice president of Medical …
Songstress Lauryn Hill joins the Marley brothers in Miami
Lauren Hill headlines the 21st annual 9 Mile Music Festival along with Stephen “Ragga” Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Julian “Juju” Marley. This year’s …
March pays tribute to Trayvon
MIAMI GARDENS — Still reeling from the fatal shooting of a teenager who would have celebrated his 19th birthday Feb. 5, hundreds of residents joined …
Scholar lays bare Florida’s ‘unknown’ history of lynching
FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida has a long and relatively unknown history of lynching, a historian and former Florida International University professor says.
Butler killer gets 28 years, issues apology
KEY WEST — A circuit court judge sentenced Nicholas Ferro to 28 years in prison Friday for fatally stabbing Marques Butler, a well-known young Key …
Closing arguments in loud music death trial
JACKSONVILLE (AP) — A 47-year-old Florida man reacted viciously to an argument over loud music with teenagers in a store parking lot and fired multiple …