Black women lawyers unite for empowerment dialogue
Johnita Due, Senior Counsel for CNN and Cynthia Everett, City Attorney for City of Fort Lauderdale are amoung some of the keynote speakers. PHOTOS COURTESY …
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Omari Hardwick and Real to Reel strive to amplify black voices in film
Omari Hardwick, left, speaks to crowd during ABFF. Photo courtesy of Davis Photography. By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com You may know him as Ghost from …
Blacks should be proud to call ABFF their own
PHOTOS COURTESY OF KEVIN HICKS By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com It is SO important that blacks tell their own stories. And maybe that’s why 8,500 …
New Faces of TV inspire black crowd of hopefuls at this year’s ABFF
Left to right: Actors and actresses Dondre Whitfield (Queen Sugar), Merle Dandridge (Greenleaf), DeWanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have it), Jessie T. Usher (Survivor’s Remorse), Dawn-Lyen …
Queen Sugar Cast wows ABFF audience
Cast members from the OWN hit show, Queen Sugar, with ABFF founder, Jeff Friday, following a panel discussion and the premiere of season two. PHOTO …
Spady Museum to celebrate nat’l and state Juneteenth
Staff Report DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum is welcoming everyone to join them to commemorate a very special day for the …
State of Black Broward returns
Left to right: Commissioner Dale C. Holness, Rosalind Osgood, Congressman Alcee Hastings and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BROWARDCOUNTY.ORG, BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM, TWITTER.COM AND …
Bill Cosby goes on trial, his freedom and legacy at stake
Bill Cosby and Keisha Knight Pullium PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BLACK YOUTH PROJECT By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Accompanied into the …
Bynum named Jackson State president despite widespread opposition
William Bynum PHOTO COURTESY OF MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC EDUCATION By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. – Last week, College Board trustees named William Bynum as …
Growing pot industry offers breaks to entice minorities
Some cities and states with legal pot are giving minorities a better shot at joining the growing marijuana industry. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JANIE HAR …