Florida minimum increases to $14 an hour next week
Photo courtesy of megalsedge.com MIAMI – Florida’s minimum wage is set to increase next week thanks to 2020’s Amendment 2 which narrowly passed to become law. …
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Four guards plead guilty in brutal beating death of Black inmate
Ten NY prison workers indicted for murder and other charges in beating death of inmate Robert Brooks. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Utica, N.Y. (AP) — …
Zohran Mamdani’s been called a communist who’ll defund the police. Here’s where he actually stands
Zohran Mamdani PHOTO COURTESY OF BRITANNICA.COM New York – President Donald Trump calls him a “communist." His critics say he wants to defund the police. …
MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs
The school year begins again, and UNCF gets more students to and through college. PHOTOS COURTESY OF UNCF.ORG New York (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie …
Urban milestone Red Gala commemorates league’s 50th
Fort Lauderdale – Germaine Smith-Baugh, above, president and CEO, and The Urban League of Broward County hosted their 50th Anniversary Red Gala on Saturday at …
Trump’s promises to Black voters fall short
Washington (AP) — At one of his final rallies before the 2024 election, then-candidate Donald Trump warned that Black Americans were losing their jobs in …
Former allies vie for Fla. House District 108
Dinah Escarment PHOTO COURTESY OF DINAG By David L. Snelling Miami– Former state senator Daphne Campbell and community activist and entrepreneur Dinah Escarment were once …
Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol, discredited link between vaccines and autism
STOCK PHOTO Washington (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven and in some cases discredited ties …
14-year-olds charged as adults under new D.C. Crime Acts
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds PHOTO COURTESY OF BRITANNICA.COM By David L. Snelling Miami- Part of President Donald Trump’s plan to crack down on crime throughout …
Mexican army trains 143 Haitian soldiers in fight against gangs
Mexican soldiers on parade in Mexico’s independence day. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA San Miguel de Los Jagüeyes, México (AP) — A group of 143 Haitian …