James and Jones appointed to Criminal Justice Commission
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH In addition to sharing the same initials, K.J., two leaders from the City of West Palm Beach …
Posts in category Black News
BMe Community honors ten for service
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BME MIAMI – In an era where black men are frequently in the news as either victims or perpetrators of violence, a …
Remaking Black Wall Street : South Florida
PHOTO COURTESY OF MIAMIGOV.COM SOUTH FLORIDA – Many might agree that it is challenging if not impossible to recreate Black Wall Street. In the early …
Education Effect 3.0 expands innovative program into Little Haiti
PHOTO COURTESY OF M-DCPS MIAMI—In a major “put your money where your mouth is” move, local philanthropist Rose Ellen Green has donated $2 million so …
Graduate seized over African garb
PHOTO COURTESY OF NEWSEUM.ORG By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A black teenager says he was escorted out of his high school …
White officer cleared in hospital death of black woman
Photo Courtesy of Democraticunderground.com By JOE REEDY Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The white police of- ficer who handcuffed a black woman outside a Florida …
Reparations demanded, but denied
PHOTO COURTESY OF THEVISIBILITYPROJECT.COM Greenwood, a black district in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was known as Black Wall Street in the early 20th century due to its …
Can you hear wisdom calling?
By R. JOAQUIN WILLIS, D. MIN. “Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?… To you, O people, I call out; I …
Cannabis investing conference coming to Ft. Lauderdale
PHOTO COURTESY OF HERB.CO With Floridians getting another chance to legally approve medicinal marijuana in the fall comes opportunities for the business minded to invest …
West Palm Beach homeowner property values higher than reported
West Palm Beach homeowners have property worth more than they thought. Dorothy Jacks, Chief Deputy Property Appraiser of Palm Beach County said Monday that while …