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By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. teachers are nowhere near as diverse as their students. Almost half the students attending public schools …

MIAMI/OPA-LOCKA — Lost in the South Beach glitz and tropical glamour usually associated with South Florida is the fact that hunger is no stranger to …

WASHINGTON — A powerful government workers' union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) after the group accepted $25 million from …

RIVIERA BEACH — Parishioners often go to their pastors about things in life that are troubling them but when it comes to domestic violence they …

*Part two of a two part series. African-American men are pooling their money to create positive community change. The Ujima Legacy Fund brings together men …

The following news items were compiled from Associated Press reports. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Mining agreement SANTO DOMINGO – Customs officials and Barrick Pueblo Viejo, a Canadian …

MIAMI — A long time coming, city officials on Monday lifted the soil to kick off construction of Liberty City’s Seventh Avenue Transit Village. The …

LAKE WORTH — Palm Beach State College is expanding and plans to build a campus in Loxahatchee Groves. The campus will be constructed on 75 …

Staff Report This year again, the Black Educators Caucus of Palm Beach County is leading the “Million Father March,” a national effort to have fathers …

MIAMI — A military judge has ruled that one of five prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay naval base charged in the Sept. 11 attack should …