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In celebration of Black History Month and the 15th Anniversary of the AfricanAmerican Research Library and Cultural Center, for the next three months, the library’s …

By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com I am the daughter of immigrants – and unless you are a purebred Native American, so are you. Whether your …

By CHASSIDY SIMPSON Special to South Florida Times Editor’s Note: Recently the South Florida Times ran a contest giving our readers an opportunity to win …

“We must work together to make a way out of no way. #goodtrouble” was the last thing John Lewis tweeted Sunday, along with a picture …

By ISHEKAN.HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com Ever since she was a little girl who would line up her dolls and play school with them, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has …

By TERENCE GRAHAM Special to South Florida Times The 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Gala at the new Riviera Beach Event Center was …

By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA – As Americans celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leaders and activists are trying to …

By VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Obama administration designated three new national monuments (last) Thursday honoring civil rights history as it commemorated Martin …

By PIERRE B. BLAND, DVM On April 4th, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated. I was 7 years old. It was around this time I began …

By BRIANNA LUBERISSE Special to South Florida Times Keynote speaker Ava L. Parker, president of Palm Beach State College, challenged listeners to take action rather …