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Black History Month Special Mohamed Hamaludin mhamaludin@sfltimes.com MIAMI – Trailblazing U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke will be honored as part of Black History Month …

The following is the text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address delivered Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress in Washington, …

The following is the text of the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address as prepared for delivery by Sen. Marco …

JOHANNESBURG (AP) _ In Africa, where the Catholic church continues to grow, both worshippers and clergy have said they hope to see the rise of …

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Police have launched a manhunt for a former comrade suspected of gunning down a college basketball coach, her fiance and leaving …

MOHAMED HAMALUDIN mhamaludin@sfltimes.com OAKLAND PARK – An Ohio State University professor’s book detailing the harsh impact of the “war on drugs” on African Americans has  …

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – The corner of Airline Road and South Alameda Street epitomizes suburbia. A pharmacy, car mechanic, gas station, liquor store and …

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A Republican state senator has compared the role of insurance companies in the federal health care overhaul to the plight of …

JOHANNESBURG (AP) _ President Barack Obama promised to visit his father’s homeland _ Kenya _ before the end of his presidency, but of the 51 …

MIAMI (AP) _ Hans Massaquoi, a former managing editor of Ebony magazine who wrote a distinctive memoir about his unusual childhood growing up black in …