FL Senate apologizes for racial injustice
Walter Irvin, Charles Greenlee, and Samuel Shepherd were framed for a rape that never occurred. Ernest Thomas, the fourth person accused, fled. He was hunted …
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Miami’s anti-bias suit against banks permitted
Justice Clarence Thomas PHOTO COURTESY OF BIOGRAPHY.COM By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press MIAMI – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities may sue banks …
DC’s hottest ticket? African American History Museum
National Museum of African American History and Culture PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor The hottest ticket in Washington, D.C., …
White ex-officer pleads guilty to lesser charge in black man’s slaying
Prison cell. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JEFFREY COLLINS AND MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — A white former police officer whose killing of …
Two local high schoolers take aim at race relations
Kaela Makins (left) and her mother, Wendy Woodward, were excited when Makins received a Certificate of Accomplishment for her work on Race Relations FILE PHOTO …
JM Family celebrates 25 years of African-American Achievers
Left to right: African-American Achievers awardees Phabie Jean and Enid Curtis Pinkney (front); Anthony Lockhart, Shaun M. Davis, JM Family President and CEO Colin Brown …
Florida senator who resigned over racial slur hired models
One of the models hired by Florida state senator Frank Artiles was a Hooters “calendar girl”. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – …
First black woman on state’s highest court found dead by river
Sheila Abdus-Salaam was appointed by the Governor PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The first black woman appointed to the state’s …
Jacksonville reaches settlement over fatal police shooting
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams PHOTO COURTESY OF COJ.NET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Officials of Jacksonville have reached a $1.9 million settlement with the family …
Woman who lived in former slave cabin visits Smithsonian
Woman who lived in former Edisto Island slave cabin visits Smithsonian. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN LENS By JESSE J. HOLLAND …