Thousands celebrate Carnival at Sun Life Stadium
South Florida’s Caribbean community showed up by the thousands on Sunday to celebrate at MiamiBroward One Carnival, the start of the colorful festival’s five year …
Women’s Weekend set
Bernadette A. Morris, head of a North Miami public relations, advertising and marketing firm who also founded a public relations newswire aimed at black media, …
Pastors endorse Monestime
Jean Monestime, who is seeking to unseat 12-year incumbent Dorrin Rolle for the Miami-Dade County Commission District 2 seat, recently won the endorsement of some …
Edison post office on closure list
Residents worried about the imminent closure of the Edison post office can rest easy for the moment but the facility is still on a list …
Optimist Club is launching clean-up, beautification drive
The Little Haiti Optimist Club announced it will host the “Little Haiti Keeping it Clean & Green” beautification project on Oct. 23, with volunteers checking …
Super costly cancer drugs raise question of affordability
AP Medical Writer BOSTON — Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a …
The color purple and the sin of domestic abuse
Anyone who knows me well knows that one of my favorite colors is purple. Purple has a special, almost sacred place in nature: lavender, orchid, …
Nation of Islam meets
TAMPA (AP) – Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan will be the keynote speaker at the Nation of Islam's annual convention at the Tampa Convention …
BrightStar chief honored by United Nations group
Special to South Florida Times Raffael “Ralph” Crockett, president and chief executive officer of BrightStar Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in South …
Women in construction get set for regional meeting
Special to South Florida Times Today’s women in construction know how to succeed in today’s challenging economy – and they’re not all wearing hard hats. …