Remembering history and black public health champions
Booker T. Washington PHOTO COURTESY OF HISTORY.COM Staff Report Courtesy of Black PR Wire In April of 1915, Booker T. Washington pro “National Negro Health …
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Woman who lived in former slave cabin visits Smithsonian
Woman who lived in former Edisto Island slave cabin visits Smithsonian. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN LENS By JESSE J. HOLLAND …
Students get history lesson from John Lewis
John Lewis PHOTO BY KEVIN HICKS OF SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com MIAMI – Over 1,200 Miami-Dade students got a first-hand history …
A bittersweet anniversary inspires, compels, empowers
Dr. Maya Angelou COURTESY OF HISTORY THINGS By DINIZULU GENE TINNIE Special to South Florida Times Of course, every date on the calendar, like every …
Barry Jenkins’ next project? ‘The Underground Railroad’
Moonlight director Barry Jenkins. PHOTO COURTESY OF AJC MUSIC SCENE By JAKE COYLE Associated Press NEW YORK — “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins will follow up …
Historic drama ‘Underground’ reflects on state of U.S.
BY JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. Associated Press ATLANTA – As “Underground” starts its second season, it remains firmly rooted in history – but it also very …
North Miami ends Black History Month with Music in the Park celebration
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – Old school music set the mood for the city of North Miami’s second annual “Music in the Plaza” concert. This was …
The fundraising lesson we can learn from Mary McLeod Bethune
By SAADSHAW In the early 1950’s I had the honor to hear Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune speak in a packed, hot and humid Clayborn Temple …
Dusty Baker is an American, Black history icon
By DAPHNE TAYLOR Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – It’s Black History Month, and Major League Baseball Manager, Dusty Baker, has …
The intersection of Dusty Baker and me is Segregation
By RICHARD RYLES West Palm Beach is set to welcome professional baseball back to town on February 28. The Washington Nationals and Houston Astros now …