Baptist Health executive installed as new chamber chairman
Ricardo Forbes, corporate vice president and chief diversity officer of Baptist Health South Florida, is the new chairman of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce Board …
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What’s next for the Soul Train brand?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before the death of Don Cornelius stirred pangs of Soul Train nostalgia in the American public, a group of black entrepreneurs already …
Clergy Seek Mitt Romney’s Response To Hilter Posthumous Baptism Allegations
By ELGIN JONES EJones@SFLTimes.com POMPANO BEACH — A group of black pastors in Florida are demanding Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney address allegations that …
Prayer, and trusting God, still works
Late last year, prayers were requested for the youth pastor of a church I frequent. The requests became more recurrent at the beginning of this …
Magnets’ distinction recognized
WEST PALM BEACH — Suncoast Community High School in Riviera Beach, and Roosevelt Middle School in West Palm Beach, have been recognized as 2012 Magnet …
Celebrating the pure art of cinema
Miami — Listen to enough interviews with A-list actors and you start to hear some of the same things: They like working with the director, …
Money essay snags $1K prize
MIAMI LAKES — Miami Dolphins’ receiver Davone Bess and BankUnited recently honored Miami Central High School student Tariq Akeem Muhammad, 15, for his grand-prize winning …
Blacks’ journey focus of Smiley’s Stand
New York Times best-selling author and talk-show host Tavis Smiley has produced Stand, a documentary reflecting accomplished African Americans discussing the advances of average African …
Help fight use of rape as a weapon
It started like any usual night. I was mindlessly watching TV when something stopped me dead in my tracks. Anderson Cooper was on CNN doing …
Deerfield Beach resident dies at 100
Ellen Poitier decided to share her mother’s bed on the night of Feb. 25 but was being pushed away.