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 …
Posts in category News
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 …
Gov. Scott backs project with ties to his top aide
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The $200 million that Florida Gov. Rick Scott pledged to put toward a train depot at Orlando’s busy international airport also …
Self-defense key to hung jury
JACKSONVILLE — Jurors in the trial of a white man charged with first- degree murder for shooting a 17-year-old black male in a dispute over …
Use of Malcolm X photo causes outrage
NEW YORK (AP) — Nicki Minaj has apologized for using a famous photo of Malcolm X with a rifle in his hands and juxtaposing it …