Posts in category Black News

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, …

Staff Report What happens when black professionals from throughout South Florida come together? The conversation is very likely to center on succeeding, networking and helping …

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.” …