NAACP leader seeks more active future
Derrick Johnson, 49, of Jackson, Mississippi, was hired as the NAACP’s 19th president and CEO. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NONPROFIT TIMES By JESSE J. HOLLAND …
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Letters from young Obama show a man finding his way
Young Barack Obama wrote letters to his college sweetheart, Alexandra McNear during the 1980’s. PHOTO COURTESY NH1.COM By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – …
Senate processes $36.5B disaster relief package bill
PHOTO COURTESY OF HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate is pushing ahead on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief …
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PHOTO COURTESY OF MILITARY.COM US SUSPECTS NIGER VILLAGER BETRAYED ARMY TROOPS WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior U.S. defense official says the military suspects that American …
Widow mourns, President insults
Rest easy Sgt. La David Johnson. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ARMY.MIL By MICHELLE HOLLINGER Special to South Florida Times MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The death of …
Kaepernick files grievance against NFL, alleging collusion
Colin Kaepernick Files Grievance Against NFL. PHOTO COURTESY OF VIPORTAL INC Associated Press NEW YORK – Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick filed a …
NFL players’ union at odds with Cowboys, Dolphins
On Monday night, Trump tweeted his support for Jones. “A big salute to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, who will BENCH players who …
Kerner Commission member hopeful 50 years after riots
Fifty years after working on the Kerner Commission to examine the causes of race riots in the 1960s, former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris feels that …
Poll: Trump’s Puerto Rico response inadequate
A political party banner waves over a home damaged in the passing of Hurricane Maria. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM By LAURIE KELLMAN and EMILY SWANSON …
Trump health coverage alternatives may pose risk to the sick
STOCK PHOTO By TOM MURPHY Associated Press The White House is working on a plan that could bring more health insurance choices and cheaper options …