‘Stand your ground’ in crosshairs
TALLAHASSEE — Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network joined hundreds in a march to the state Capitol Monday to …
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Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 03-13-14
ON THE WATCH The parent company of Albertsons, the nation’s fifth largest grocery store chain, has reached agreement to purchase Safeway, the second largest grocer …
Minor changes made but problems persist at church-run orphanage
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A troubled Haitian orphanage run by a small and apparently well-funded U.S. church has made cosmetic changes in the two months since an …
Woman’s strange death raises questions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – When Samira Mbotizafy Frasch arrived in Tallahassee four years ago from France, she told her new friends about a glamorous past …
President Obama turns attention to minority males
WASHINGTON — In one of the most significant steps of its kind taken by any Administration, President Barack Obama has unveiled a plan which he …
Latter-day rap disrespect of civil rights icons raises concerns
Malcolm X and rap music have always fit together like a needle in the groove, connected by struggle, strength and defiance. But three recent episodes …
METRO/STATE BRIEFS
The following news items were compiled from Associated Press reports. TPS extended for eligible Haitians MIAMI — The U.S. government has extended residency and employment …
Chokwe Lumumba, 66
JACKSON, Mississippi — Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, a human rights activist and nationally prominent attorney who was elected mayor of Mississippi’s capital last year, died …
Art stolen from Cuban museum, turns up in Miami
HAVANA (AP) – Dozens of works of art were secretly taken from a storage facility at Cuba’s flagship National Museum of Fine Arts and some …
Florida man shocked to learn of Medal of Honor
MIAMI — Melvin Morris was commanding a strike force on a mission near Chi Lang, South Vietnam, when his special forces group came under attack …