Broward Schools approves $800 M bond referendum
FORT LAUDERDALE — The School Board of Broward County on Monday unanimously approved proposals for an $800 million General Obligation Bond which will come before …
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School district institute will put focus on black male graduation
WEST PALM BEACH — As controversy persists over how to boost the less than 50 percent graduation rate for young black males in Palm Beach …
100 Black Men gathering locally
HOLLYWOOD — The 28th annual 100 Black Men of America conference is slated for this Thursday through Sunday in Hollywood and the theme of educating …
Arrest made in Stiviano attack
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police arrested a man for allegedly assaulting the woman who recorded Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling making …
Calabash literary festival seen as tribute to Caribbean creativity
TREASURE BEACH — Best-selling authors take to a seaside stage, bottles of Red Stripe beer in hand. Budding writers line up to read their works …
Obama signs order lowering student loan repayment
WASHINGTON — Up to five million Americans struggling to make their monthly student loan payments could find relief under a program President Barack Obama expanded …
Anancy festival this weekend in Broward
FORT LAUDERDALE — Some know him as a spider, others a god. There is no common spelling of his name. It can be Anancy, Anasi, …
African choir tours Florida, performs in Liberty City
LIBERTY CITY — Students of Africa University, in Old Mutare, Zimbabwe will share a musical tribute during a Florida state tour and will perform a …
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly side of TEXTING
Living with etiquette People have varying points of view about texting. For some, texting is a very useful tool which doesn’t require long, drawn-out …
Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 06-12-14
PALM BEACH COUNTY Alleged counterfeiters Mariana Cordova, 22, and her boyfriend Bernardo Lecaros, 34, both of Delray Beach, were caught with more than 40 counterfeit …