Posts in category Black News

By CAROLYN M. BROWN The Pensacola Voice National support for legalizing marijuana has been growing rapidly. Now legalized in 23 states and the District of …

By MICHELLE HOLLINGER Special to South Florida Times MIAMI – During her visit to the Overtown Youth Center on Oct. 11, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary …

By ALLISON HORTON Special to South Florida times Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness and Urban League of Broward County President and CEO Germaine Smith-Baugh are …

Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The first African-American elected to a local government office in the Daytona Beach area has died. The Daytona Beach …

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI – Wayne Ellington is standing in a room filled with hundreds of high school students, all of them …

Staff Report FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness and Urban League of Broward County President and CEO Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh are just …

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON – Relatives of Jesse Owens and America’s 17 other black athletes from the 1936 Olympics were welcomed to …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON – Black history officially has a new, prominent place in America’s story. With hugs, tears …

Staff Report DETROIT – The former Detroit home of civil rights icon Rosa Parks is set to be torn down and refashioned for a new …

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer It seems odd to describe the discussion of the black experience in America a “hot topic” – after all, …