NAACP urges Fla. governor to return case to prosecutor
NAACP Florida State Conference President Adora Obi Nweze PHOTO COURTESY OF NAACPCONVENTION.ORG Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida NAACP conference on Saturday urged Florida’s …
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Black lawmakers call on FBI to help with missing black girls
Cedric Richmond COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA By JOSE R. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – Black Florida members of Congress are calling for the Justice Department to …
Report: Blacks make up 1.2 percent of Mexico’s population
Afro-Mexican girl at Punta Maldonada, Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Associated Press MEXICO CITY – A Mexican census report said Monday that 1.38 million …
Black-owned eye care practice sets new standard
Dr. Adam Ramsey, left, gives Cordel Cook a thorough eye exam at his Iconic Eye Care office. PHOTO COURTESY OF RONALD SOOKRAM By ISHEKA N. …
Local teen excels in school
Leighshana Barrett PHOTO COURTESY OF VERISHA BARRETT Staff Report FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Leighshana Barrett is young, gifted and black – and she gives those …
Youth tackle race relations at open mic town hall
Eveul Exil recites a spoken word piece during Urgent, Inc.’s “Open Mic Youth Townhall,” held Friday, March 24. PHOTO COURTESY OF URGENT, INC. YOUTH INTERNS …
Pantene celebrates black women’s hair in new campaign
Pantene’s new ad campaign celebrates black hair as strong and beautiful. PHOTO COURTESY OF PANTENE Black PR Wire CINCINNATI – Pantene has helped to define …
A conversation with Tina Brown
PHOTOS COURTESY OF LAPIERRE MCGREGOR FOR TRUE COLORS DIGITAL By MICHELLE HOLLINGER Special to South Florida Times MIAMI – As the first in her family …
New postage stamp of Dorothy Height commemorated
Left to right: City of Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson and Miami-Dade County Deputy Mayor Russell Benford present Sandra K. Gipson, …
Judges’ sentencing bias disclosed thru new legislation
By AJNE REEDY Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Two Democrats in the Florida Legislature say there’s a stunning racial bias in the state’s prison sentences, …