Harold Franklin, first Black Auburn U. student dies at 88
Auburn, Ala. (AP) – The first Black student to integrate Auburn University nearly 60 years ago has died. Harold A. Franklin of Sylacauga died at …
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How to minimize credit damage from medical bills
MEDICAL DEBT WON’T HURT YOUR CREDIT SCORES RIGHT AWAY Most health care providers don’t report to the credit bureaus, so carrying a big balance or …
Online minority business offered at MDC
Miami, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center, operated in Florida by M. Gill & Associates, Inc. has …
Red Cross board welcomes Grasty
Fort Lauderale , Fla. – The Broward County Chapter of the American Red Cross has announced that Robert E. Grasty, Eugene Tangney and Margaux Fiori …
‘They Got Bank!’
OneUnited Bank, the largest Blackowned bank in the U.S., has announced the winners of its 11th annual “I Got Bank! Youth Essay & Art Contest.” …
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Photo CentreMembers Show: The 25th annual Palm Beach Photographic Centre show will display 99 stunning images from 38 members at the City Center municipal complex, …
Three minimum wage jobs needed to afford rent in Tampa Bay area
Rent increases across Tampa Bay this year aren’t just breaking records. They’re obliterating them. As of late August, asking rents for apartments have increased since …
Florida’s GOP-backed ‘anti-riot’ law unconstitutional
St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP) Florida’s new “anti-riot” law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as a way to quell violent protests is unconstitutional and cannot …
Scholarship honors H.T. Smith
Miami – Highly esteemed Attorney H.T. Smith is many things to many people. His was the first Black law firm to have an office atop …
An open letter to Sen. Minority Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans
September 7, 2021 Upon the death of beloved civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis, many of the individuals to whom this letter is addressed expressed …