Nas finds his family tree
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — When Nas became the first rapper invited to trace his family tree through the PBS series Finding Your Roots, he …
Art exhibit explores black life and U.S. South
Staff Report FORT LAUDERDALE — When the Stars Begin to Fall: Imagination and the American South is an exhibit by black artists about the U.S. …
Dinner and show in NY’s Times Square
NEW YORK (AP) — Times Square is a lot of things – a sensory-overload, horribly crowded, eye-popping and deeply exciting. One thing it has never …
Universal Truth Center presents dance students in benefit concert
MIAMI GARDENS — The Creative Expressions Ministry and youth department at Universal Truth Center for Better Living staged an “Evening of Dance” fundraiser.
Health Depart: Cases of chikungunya fever in South Florida
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health has confirmed three cases of chikungunya fever in the state, with two of the infected people from the …
Students in hospitality win 500K in scholarships
HOLLYWOOD — College scholarships totaling $510,000 went to 27 students who participated in Broward National Academy Foundation’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism at South Broward …
What we Think: Rectify woeful lack of black judges
As of 2011, some 102,319 people were locked up in Florida state prisons. They included 49,686 black men and 2,348 black women, for a total …
Legal profession calls on Scott to push for diversity among judges
FORT LAUDERDALE —Florida’s Judicial Nominating Commissions (JNCs), which recommends candidates for gubernatorial appointment of judges, will have 78 vacancies and filling them will be a …
Black immigration in spotlight
MIAMI-DADE — A five-year-old national organization focusing on black immigration to the United States will hold three days of talks this weekend in Miami’s Little …
Law firm to honor trailblazing Federal Judge Marcia G. Cooke
Black History Month Special Mohamed Hamaludin mhamaludin@sfltimes.com MIAMI – Trailblazing U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke will be honored as part of Black History Month …