Film and panelists promote wealth-building in black community
Staff Report A new movie is attempting to awaken the black community to its reported buying power of $1.3 trillion by 2017 (Nielsen). It’s no …
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Program aims to transform blacks’ relationship with money
By MICHELLE HOLLINGER MHollinger@sfltimes.com Eradicating poverty in the black community is one of those intractable, seemingly impossible goals that individuals, organizations and politicians seem to …
Miami-Dade County attempts to block Duran Duran concert
Associated Press KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – The band Duran Duran is facing opposition in its bid to play in Key Biscayne from the government of …
Chipotle corporate urges workers to stay home if they are sick
By CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK – Chipotle repeatedly told employees they need to stay home if they feel sick and the …
Congress should pass the Family and Medical Leave Act in 2016
By Congresswoman Frederica Wilson “Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act. In a survey conducted in 2000, nearly 24 million …
FUNdraising Good Times: Philanthropy is alive and well in the African-American community
By Mel and Pearl Shaw Here’s a stereotype to bust: Philanthropy is about large gifts from the rich and the powerful who give to organizations …
A little help from my friends
By Dr. Pierre B. Bland No man is an island. Being a solo practitioner drives that fact home on a daily basis. As I have …
Florida students create app to prevent football concussions
Associated Press FORT LAUDER-DALE, Fla. – A group of South Florida middle school students has won a $20,000 grant from Verizon for inventing an app …
Haiti’s troubled transition
By Calibe Thompson Haiti’s embattled president Michel Martelly is out, but not without great incident. News reports describe violence in the streets, a purported stolen …
The politics of blackness© “Election 2016: How quickly we forget!”
By Barbara Howard For those who have wondered why they have not heard from me over the past year, it’s because I have watched politics …