Florida Memorial welcomes largest freshman class in six years
Staff Report MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.- While enrollment at many of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is declining, South Florida’s only HBCU, Florida …
Politics
Upendo Shabazz elected chair of WPB Development Authority
Upendo Shabazz Staff Report WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After serving on the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Board of Directors for since …
Funeral held for son of late DC Mayor Marion Barry
WASHINGTON –The funeral for the son of the late District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry was held on Monday. The service for Marion Christopher Barry …
Crowded race for District 95
By MICHELLE HOLLINGER MHollinger@Sfltimes.com State Representative Hazelle Rogers is vacating her seat to run for mayor of Lauderdale Lakes. Vying to replace her are Anika …
Time for Congress to address public health threat of Zika
By DR. AILEEN MARTY Many of us have heard of Zika virus, but not everyone is aware of the clear and present danger that it …
Experts say white supremacists see Trump as ‘last stand’
By PAUL HOLSTON Associated Press WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his campaign are expressing ideas similar to those espoused by white supremacists, …
Voting rights key to Democracy
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON – THE ISSUE: Who should be able to vote and how easy should it be? It’s a question that …
Residents reflect on race relations under Obama
By GEORGE BRENNAN Cape Cod Times HYANNIS, Mass. – Jesse Barboza remembers looking at the photographs of American presidents on the wall of his teacher’s …
Report critical of zero tolerance
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON – To supporters, zero-tolerance policing has long represented a logical crime-fighting approach: Crack down on minor infractions before they …
Congresswomen, activists discuss gun violence at Tacolcy
By MICHELLE HOLLINGER MHollinger@sfltimes.com MIAMI – The three women have been impacted by gun violence in devastating ways. Sybrina Fulton lost her 17-year old son, …