Posts in category Politics

Special to the South Florida Times MIAMI —Commissioner Audrey M. Edmonson once again joined Wayne Rawlings, developer/lead consultant of the Miami-Dade Anti-Gang Strategy, on a …

The South Florida Black community is fighting for equality again after discrepancies are identified in a Miami-Dade County Public Schools Disparity Report. After a press …

Special to the South Florida Times A team of specialized officers from the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is being prepared to deploy to …

The first African-American female mayors of two local counties are reflecting on the progress made and the challenges faced serving their respective year-long terms nearing …

Name recognition could become a stumbling block for a sitting Broward County judge and a Miami Gardens councilman, both of whom did not garner enough …

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court issued a decision Thursday holding the Legislature in contempt for its lack of progress …

Special to the South Florida Times DELRAY BEACH — They are snippets of Delray Beach’s history being told by those who have lived it. Over …

ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — The St. Petersburg branch of the NAACP has been ordered to cease operations. A letter sent to the local board by …

POMPANO BEACH — Governor Rick Scott did something recently that hasn’t always been successful: He reached out to black pastors while campaigning for re-election in …

Judges, lawyers and others thanked and praised Eugene Pettis – the first black president of the Florida Bar Association – completing an accomplished 2013-14 at …