Consumer confidence slips in May
PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN EXPRESS By MATT OTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumers were slightly less confident in May for the second straight …
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Deal for Beckham’s Miami soccer stadium land gets approval
David Beckham PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI – David Beckham is a step closer to finally being able to …
How Florida prosecutes accidental child shootings
Miami-Dade County Courthouse. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Across the nation, 152 children under 12 were accidentally shot and …
Black Wall Street: The cause of the riot
Greenwood has persevered through disasters and economic downturns to revitalize itself multiple times, impacting the larger Tulsa community, and creating a remarkable history. PHOTO COURTESY …
World’s leading expert on Ebonics given top honor
John R. Rickford with renowned activist Angela Davis. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN R. RICKFORD By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN A world-renowned Stanford linguistics professor whose academic defense …
Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The final chapter
Nurse performs a blood test on a gentleman. PHOTO COURTESY OF CDC.GOV By JAY REEVES Associated Press Part III [Editor’s Note: Part I covered the …
Speech by New Orleans mayor challenges confederate reverence
Statues of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and P.G.T. Beauregard. PHOTOS COURTESY OF PANORAMIO AND WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND PINTEREST [This is the full text of …
Cuomo mum on decision to skip Puerto Rican parade
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER NEW YORK (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that he is not …
North Miami accepting applications for paid summer internships
North Miami City Hall PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Staff Report North Miami, Fla. – The City of North Miami’s Youth Opportunity Board (YOB) is once …
Ben Carson says poverty is a state of mind that can change
Ben Carson PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Associated Press WASHINGTON – Housing Secretary Ben Carson says poverty is a “state of mind.” In a radio interview …