Monestime to host groundbreaking of Father Gerard Jean-Juste Center
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime will host the groundbreaking ceremony for the Father Gerard Jean-Juste Community Center at Oak …
Politics
Congressman Hastings honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Ft. Lauderdale Congressman Alcee Hastings (center) was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his service. PHOTO COURTESY OF CONGRESSMAN ALCEE HASTINGS OFFICE WASHINGTON, …
Pastors file suit against Coca-Cola over soda health risks
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Associated Press WASHINGTON – Two prominent African American pastors have filed suit against Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association, claiming soda …
Week In Review
PHOTO COURTESY OF AREVA MARTIN COSBY TRIAL SPECTATOR SENTENCED FOR POSTING ONLINE VIDEO NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A spectator who posted photos and audio online …
Black homeowners struggle financially
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – Yul Dorn and his wife raised their son and daughter in a three-bedroom …
Minorities given new tool to challenge all-white juries
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM By DAVID PITT Associated Press Justice Daryl Hecht DES MOINES, Iowa – Black defendants on trial in Iowa have a better …
Jobless rate for blacks hit 17-year low
STOCK PHOTO By Associated Press WASHINGTON – The unemployment rate for black Americans fell to 7.1 percent in June, the lowest level in more than …
Faith leaders question Voter Fraud Commission
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. PHOTO COURTESY OF WHO CAN VOTE? By JENNIFER R. FARMER jfarmer@piconetwork.org Groups Say No One Should Be Allowed to …
Week in Review
PHOTO COURTESY OF BECAUSE OF THEM WE CAN SHARIAH HARRIS IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO PLAY IN THE HIGHEST US POLO LEAGUE GREENWICH, …
Two sought regarding noose in a Philadelphia tree
Rittenhouse Square neighborhood PHOTO COURTESY OF PHILLYVOICE.COM Associated Press PHILADELPHIA – Police say they want to talk to two people about a noose found hanging …