Defiant Carson: Questions about West Point story are unfair
PALM BEACH GARDENS – A defiant Ben Carson on Friday rejected the idea his past descriptions of receiving a scholarship offer to attend West Point …
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Episcopal Church installs its first African-American leader
NEW YORK — The Episcopal Church, whose history is entwined with the founding of the United States, installed its first black national leader last …
Broward College hosts minimum wage community discussion
LAUDERDALE, Fla. — To raise the minimum wage or not is an ongoing topic of discussion among politicians and business owners. Broward College will host a …
Miami Dade College forum explores debt free college
MIAMI — Once upon a time, students in the U.S. had to pay to attend high school. Today, the idea of paying for a public …
Clinton’s ideas on race draw applause, protest on same day
By BILL BARROW South Carolina (AP) -Hillary Rodham Clinton soaked in standing ovations and weathered protesters over a day of campaigning intended to solidify her …
Event explores retaining black talent in S. Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One of the prevailing concerns in the black community is when young talented residents go off to college, their return and …
Entrepreneur brings different approach to healing from breast cancer
Miami — Most breast cancer diagnoses are followed by a decision to fight the disease. Conchita Pleasant’s fight embodied a holistic approach that included chemotherapy …
Officer celebrates reading
Dania Beach Captain Kevin Granville reads to students during the Broward Reads event at Collins Elementary in Dania Beach.
All state senators must run in 2016
TALLAHASSEE – A Florida Senate panel is endorsing a new proposal that will require voters in 2016 to pick senators for all forty of the …
Republican hopefuls woo faithful at megachurch
By WILL WEISSERT PLANO, Texas – A half-dozen Republican presidential hopefuls worked to woo thousands of evangelicals at a Texas megachurch in suburban Dallas on …