Posts in category Black News

Staff Report FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Each year, The Women of Color Empowerment Institute, Inc., a membership organization dedicated to enhancing and expanding leadership by …

Associated Press POMPANO BEACH, Fla. Florida – Relative say a black man fatally shot by two Broward Sheriff’s deputies was armed with “a rusty pocketknife.” …

By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW YORK – Airbnb on Thursday apologized for its slow response to accusations of racism and outlined new …

Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa community leaders and sheriff’s officials pleaded Friday with the public to keep any protests peaceful following a deputy’s fatal …

Staff Report MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Selected from among 300 students representing 24 states, including the District of Columbia, Ghana, Nigeria and the Virgin Islands, …

Associated Press NEW YORK – Dabney Montgomery, who served with the all-black Tuskegee Airmen in World War II and marched with civil rights leader Martin …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – The son of early 20th century black nationalist Marcus Garvey on Wednesday said his father’s 129th birthday …

Smithsonian’s black heritage museum opens next month on the National Mall with a dedication by President Obama on September 24th. PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.NPR.ORG By …

By DAPHNE TAYLOR Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. To say the Broward County judicial race is overloaded with those trying to get …

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON – To supporters, zero-tolerance policing has long represented a logical crime-fighting approach: Crack down on minor infractions before they …