Buffalo soldier finally getting headstone 71 years after his death
PHOTO COURTESY OF DRJOHNEJONES.COM CENTRAL CITY, Neb. – A “buffalo soldier” from Nebraska who served during the Indian Wars is getting a headstone and military …
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Jason Day starting to draw comparisons with Tiger Woods
PHOTO COURTESY OF SPORTS.NEOBLACK.COM By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Nothing is good enough for Jason Day. He won The …
Spady Museum announces culturally rich summer schedule
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – For South Floridians looking to inject culture and fun into their summer, look to The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum (www.spadymuseum.com), which …
Chairman’s Prosperity Council
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MIAMIDADE.GOV Miami-Dade Commission chairman Jean Monestime and fellow Chairman’s Council for Prosperity Initiatives members, Commissioner Barbara Jordan and Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, …
FUNdraising Good Times The power of time and volunteers
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” ―Abraham Lincoln “I wish someone would …
What black power looks like
Larry Wilmore believes black power can be claimed by using the ‘N’ word. Beyonce believes she’s claiming her power by parading around naked and becoming …
Urban League CEO transforming lives block by block
PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVIDIPHOTO AND ULBC FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Germaine Smith-Baugh was accepted into the University of Miami’s highly competitive five-year architecture program, but …
Local businessman donates $30,000 to Northmore Elementary
Local businessman and philanthropist Jeff Greene donated $30,000 last month to Northmore Elementary School, one of the elementary schools in the City of West Palm …
Wade’s shots during Canadian anthem spark some outrage
PHOTO COURTESY OF A TLANTABLACKSTAR.COM MIAMI – Dwyane Wade’s pregame routine has sparked a bit of an international incident. The Miami Heat star has been …
Cayman Islands to deploy genetically modified mosquitoes
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA.ORG By JENNIFER KAY and BEN FOX Associated Press MIAMI – British biotech company Oxitec and the Cayman Islands government announced plans …