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TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Republicans, who control the Legislature, said Tuesday that they will not appeal a landmark ruling that found that the state’s map for …

The United Negro College Fund, the primary fund-raising organization for private, historically black colleges, is a revered institution for many African Americans. Its successes are …

The NAACP announced that it will observe the third annual  Day of Unity on Sunday to focus on what the organization says are the social …

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Deep in the forests of southern Guinea, the first victims fell ill with high fevers. People assumed it was the perennial …

Jérôme Agyenim Boateng did not kick the winning goal in Germany’s World Cup victory over Argentina. That honor went to Mario Goetze, who scored in …

MIAMI GARDENS — Florida Memorial University on Monday marked the end of construction on one building and almost simultaneously started a new one. The university …

Friendship and service were recently celebrated in grand style by the Miami-Biscayne Bay Chapter of The Links Inc., as several service-oriented women were inducted into …

RIVIERA BEACH — Support poured in via Facebook for State Rep. Bobby Powell Jr. from family and constituents Monday, after the politician’s father was arrested …

FORT LAUDERDALE — Food Network personality and cookbook author Sunny Anderson will lead the two-day South Florida Book Festival at the African-American Research Library and …

Two startups are trying to do for e-books what Netflix does for movies.