Jim Crow-era shooting revisited 63 years later
By JASON DEAREN LIVE OAK — On a sticky hot Sunday in August 1952, a wealthy black woman named Ruby McCollum walked through the “colored …
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John Conyers: The portrait of a Dean
These remarks are from Attorney General Eric Holder on the occasion of John Conyers’ elevation to Dean of the House of Representatives. WASHINGTON, D.C. — …
ESPN’s Stuart Scott Dies at 49, Cancer
ESPN sports commentator Stuart Scott died this weekend in Avon, Connecticut after a long battle with cancer just days after the new year kicked off. …
The road forward in Ferguson is challenging
By ALLEN G. BREED FERGUSON, Mo. — It’s doubtful they were aware, but the rioters who torched Juanita Morris’ dress shop had strayed a couple …
Professor asks: Was black soldier poisoned?
By SETH SLABAUGH The Star Press MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — One hundred fifty years ago, Robert Townsend, an African-American man from Indiana, enlisted in the …
Accenting an identity crisis
There’s a movie about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. headed to theaters. Selma looks like one of those that’s going to stay with …
Cook, Greenwood join Sonshine team
MIAMI — Simone Cook has been named account coordinator at Sonshine Communications, one of the nation’s most successful African-American, independently-owned public relations, marketing and advertising …
Florida Keys report unusually busy early winter season
KEY WEST (AP) — Business owners and tourism officials in Florida’s Keys are enjoying an unusually busy winter tourism season. The Florida Keys Citizen reported …
Florida’s health care for needy kids violates U.S. laws
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Florida’s health care system for impoverished and disabled children violates several U.S. laws. In the ruling, …
US: Flu season continues to worsen, could peak in the month of January
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK — Health officials say the flu is rampant in most of the country and could peak soon. The Centers for …