Because we have heroes [part 1]
Sometimes I write like I know about how most Caribbean people feel. Today I’m writing from the Jamaican experience. A Jamaican friend reminded me that …
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E-book, Autobiography of Malcolm X expected
PHOTO COURTESY OF inagist.com By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK — One of the last major digital holdouts, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” …
MIA launches Mobile Passport control app
PHOTO COURTESY OF OF MIAMI-DADE AVIATION DEPARTMENT MIAMI — Miami International Airport is now one of just two U.S. airports to offer Mobile Passport …
Around South Florida
Palm Beach County JUSTICE SHORTFALLS There is a $1 million budget shortfall in the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Courts Office. Chief Circuit …
School district kicks off 2015 One Giving campaign
PHOTO COURTESY OF CSCPBC.ORG WEST PALM BEACH — The School District of Palm Beach County recently kicked off a fundraising campaign to support four …
Grace Arts Center puts twist on Romeo and Juliet
PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMES ARGYROPOULOS SOUTH FLORIDA — It may seem like an unlikely marriage — Shakespeare and hip hop, tango, spoken word and graffiti …
Honey Shine holds first walk/run fundraiser
PHOTO COURTESY OF GESI SCHILLING MIAMI —Tracy Wilson Mourning, philanthropist and founder of the Honey Shine Mentoring Program, will host the organization’s first Honey …
Legal community holds events to inspire young law professionals
PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID MUIR,DAVIDIPHOTO FORT LAUDERDALE — In celebration of Black History Month, South Florida’s legal community banded together for two events designed …
In Ferguson, scathing US report brings pressure for change
By ERIC TUCKERWASHINGTON — A Justice Department report says blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, are disproportionately subject to excessive police force, baseless traffic stops and citations for infractions …