Headlines of 2016 reflected more progress and struggle
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press Of the many events marking the closing year of Barack Obama’s time as the nation’s first black president, none …
Politics
Religious makeup of new Congress remains overwhelmingly Christian
By EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER Courtesy of Religion News Network The United States Congress is about as Christian today as it was in the early 1960s, …
Democratic Black Caucus of Florida hosts Florida Democratic Party Chair interviews and media Q&A
Orlando, FL – Dec. 30, 2016 – On Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, the Democratic Black Caucus of Florida Executive Campaign Committee will host interviews and …
In realist foreign policy, Obama found limits
By BRADLEY KLAPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy may be defined as much by what he didn’t do as by …
Case studies 2016: Don’t bring a gun
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS – In 2016, criminal cases that played out in New Orleans courtrooms drew national attention while providing lesson …
Florida may let some death row inmates avoid executions
By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The fate of more than half of Florida’s 386 death row inmates has been thrown into limbo …
Activists gain resolve from civil rights vets
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS and ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It became clear to Javier Benavidez that Donald Trump would win the presidency …
Michelle Obama’s fashion influence rivaled Jackie Kennedy’s
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK – The morning after Michelle Obama’s big speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, in which …
Law signed by Obama can be catalyst for more focus on English-speaking Caribbean
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN American foreign policy has been woefully inadequate towards the Anglophone or English-speaking Caribbean, an area characterized by more than half a century …
Building our village in 2017
By CALIBE THOMPSON If you’ve ever tuned into “The Secret,” you know it’s important to start your day with positive thoughts, regardless of what happened …