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NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A former president of the U.S. Southern Baptists is among more than two dozen people who have written a federal judge …

HOLLYWOOD — Like other artists who graced the stage Saturday at Color of the Caribbean festival, Jahnathan Nerrette came to be a part of a …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Marion Barry's new memoir seeks to recast the former District of Columbia mayor as a civil rights icon while denying or explaining …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The former head of Florida's child welfare agency is making his bid for attorney general official. George Sheldon, a former legislator …

FORT LAUDERDALE — Sistrunk Boulevard has historically been known as the heart of the Broward County’s black business community. The street is named after Dr. …

MIAMI — Fear. It’s what has a stranglehold on residents of neighborhoods hit by gun violence. Add to that a “don’t snitch” philosophy and those …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time confirmed an openly gay black man to a top-level federal judgeship, voting 98-0 on Tuesday to …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TriceEdneyWire.com) — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, regarded by some as America’s foremost think-tank for black political and economic research, …

One of Jamaica’s icons, The late Honorable Louise Simone “Miss Lou” Bennett Coverley, was revered in a show inspired by her works called Miss Lou …

Jamaica KINGSTON —  Jamaica's government has announced a major rethinking of its marijuana laws, including plans to partially decriminalize small amounts of pot and to …