FAMUan becomes first African American, Palm Beach schools’ Superintendent
Donald Fennoy was recently selected as Palm Beach County’s first African American school superintendent. Fennoy, 41, a Florida A&M University alumnus, says the job wasn’t …
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Broward’s jail healthcare-provider charged with doctoring patient records about death
Terrill Thomas PHOTO COURTESY OF FLORIDABULLDOG By DAN CHRISTENSEN FloridaBulldog.org FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla – Armor Correctional Health Services, the Miami-based company that provides jail healthcare …
Woman forced to marry her rapist at 11, changes Florida marriage law
Sherry Johnson, forced to marry her rapist at age 11, fights to change the law. PHOTOS COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) A …
Brown University cancels Rosa Parks house display
Brown University announced the cancellation of a planned display. PHOTO COURTESY OF BROWN UNIVERSITY By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University …
Miami to host forty nations at World Happiness Summit
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Staff Report MIAMI – Representatives of world governments and institutions will converge on Miami to consider the …
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PHOTO COURTESY OF CLEVELAND.COM LEGISLATION CLEARS PROVISION FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA LICENSE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Legislation to change how a black farmer can receive a …
Senate bill would diminish mortgage disclosures by banks
Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN PROGRAM BUREAU By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON – Buried within new …
Mississippi’s oldest black-owned business: Funeral home turns 123 years old
W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home PHOTO COURTESY OF WHJEFFERSONFUNERALHOME.COM By JOHN SURRATT The Vicksburg Post VICKSBURG, Miss. – Mississippi’s oldest blackowned business and oldest registered black …
Apple adds more ‘Texture’ to services with magazine deal
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Apple has bought digital magazine distributor Texture to extend its subscription services beyond music and online storage. …
Bethel McKenzie named Society of Professional Journalists executive director
TRAILBLAZER: Alison Bethel McKenzie has been selected to become the first African American executive director of the Society of Professional Journalists PHOTO COURTESY OF ALISON …