Obituaries
JAY FUNERAL HOME Zilphia Lovely, 93, caregiver, died March 1. Service will be held 1pm, Friday, March 5, at Second Baptist Church. Delores Mills, 57, …
Irv Cross, NFL player, pioneer Black analyst, dies at 81
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work fulltime as a sports analyst on national …
Black entrepreneurs: ‘Hard work pays off no matter where’
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) – Shaquilla Williams is really good at one thing: multi-tasking. Williams, 42, worked with large events when she was stationed in the …
Florida officials seek to replace jobless benefits system
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida officials are recommending that the state’s antiquated unemployment processing system be replaced after a review confirmed what had long been …
On The Passing Of Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
BETHESDA, Md., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Black and white America lost a great man with the passing of Vernon E. Jordan. Jr. Vernon, a …
Miramar’s Ginsburg Commission adds Reed
Staff Report MIRAMAR, Fla. – Tammy Reed has been appointed to the City of Miramar’s newly created Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) Commission on the Status …
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ anti-protest legislation serves anti-Black racism and White supremacy
A useful tool when evaluating any proposed legislation seeking to expand the criminal power of the State is to determine whether the new provisions seek …
Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) – Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits …
A giant among lawyers Harold Long dies at 73
MIAMI – William Harold Long Jr. was always special. Even as a young high school student, he knew he wanted to go to the University …
Civil rights icon, political strategist Vernon Jordan, dies at 85
Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider …