Orlando housing market heats as home prices outpace wages
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By MARY SHANKLIN Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ With Orlando home prices rising six times faster than wages in …
News
Hundreds of Floridians show up for offshore drilling protest
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) _ Hundreds of opponents of offshore oil drilling gathered at Florida beaches and held hands. The Tampa …
Week in review
TUSKEGEE NAMES FIRST PERMANENT FEMALE PRESIDENT COURTESY OF TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) – Historically black Tuskegee University has named the first female president on …
Three Black doctors detail their journey to success
AGAINST THE ODDS: Three Black doctors share their trials and victories in their quest to become medical doctors. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMAZON By CHEVEL JOHNSON …
Lawsuit filed to block Obama Center
OBAMA CENTER CHALLENGED: President Barack Obama’s proposed center in the Jackson Park area of Chicago is the subject of a lawsuit. PHOTO COURTESY OF BLACK …
AKA Sorority provides needed scholarships
PINK AND GREEN: Twenty-one students were given scholarships through the fundraising efforts of the local Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Zeta Tau Omega Chapter. PHOTO …
Three Civil Rights stalwarts chosen for the Hall of Fame
CIVIL RIGHTS LEGENDS: John Due, left, is being inducted into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame with Marvin Davies, center, and Rev. Willie Oliver …
‘Sounds of Little Haiti’ celebrates Haitian Flag Day
FLAG DAY: Haitian Flag Day will be celebrated in Little Haiti with a program combining art exhibitions and music. Photo Courtesy of Stock Photos MIAMI …
The Historic Ali Cultural Arts celebrates Haitian Heritage Month
The Historic Ali Cultural Arts in Pompano Beach is celebrating the island nation’s cultural influences with a free event, “Haiti: The Strength of a Nation …
West Palm Beach schools welcome three new principals
NEW LEADERS: New principals, Eli Morales, Okeeheelee Middle School, Corey Brooks, William T. Dwyer High School, Shari Bremekamp, Hidden Oaks Elementary are taking over new …