ENOUGH: Harold Leffall has written a book and is launching a tour to promote self-esteem, especially among the African American community. PHOTO COURTESY OF H. …

RITES OF PASSAGE: Urgent Inc. recently celebrated its youth and elders with its annual Community Celebration and Recognition Ceremony. PHOTO COURTESY OF URGENT, INC. Staff …

HUNGRY: Les Brown has built a successful empire that includes books, DVDs and speaking engagements that motivate people to pursue greatness. PHOTO COURTESY OF LES …

OUTSPOKEN:Spike Lee’s movie about a black detective infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan took home the grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival. PHOTO COURTESY OF …

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – When two black men were led out of a Philadelphia Starbucks in handcuffs for essentially doing what people go to Starbucks …

Miami-Dade Commissioner Barbara Jordan congratulates a recent graduate of the County’s Fire Rescue EMT program. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIAMI-DADE COMMUNICATIONS MIAMI-DADE – After the economic …

POSITIVE DEPOSITS: Simone Alicia, “Self-Esteem Doctor,” helps children at the Overtown Youth Center learn to deposit positive thoughts into their “brain banks.” PHOTO COURTESY OF …

TRIPLE CROWN: For the third time, the Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble has won first place at the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz …

WINNING COACH: Marcia Pinder of Dillard High School PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOOPNEST.COM Staff Report FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Local basketball coaching legend Marcia Pinder of …

By JIM SAUNDERS TALLAHASSEE – In a major move in the state’s utility industry, the parent company of Florida Power & Light said Monday it …