National coalition formed to confront tough new voter ID laws
A coalition of nearly 20 organizations, including the NAACP and the National Urban League, announced they have launched a “Stand for Freedom” voting rights campaign …
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Sweet Success: Miami Couple To Be Honored At White House
Special to South Florida Times LITTLE HAITI — A couple laid off from their jobs as marketing managers for the Nintendo video games company have …
African diaspora’s issues are focus of UM symposium
CORAL GABLES — Verene Shepherd, a social history professor at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, will give the keynote lecture at a …
Air Force opens inquiry into cop
EJones@SFLTimes.com FORT LAUDERDALE — The U.S. Air Force has opened an investigation of a Fort Lauderdale police officer who is already the target of a …
Former chief Bush still advocates for OpenSky system
Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH — The former police chief of West Palm Beach is holding to her support for the controversial …
Redistricting maps trimmed to 3 for officials’ final vote
FORT LAUDERDALE — Concern over the possible dilution of the black vote surfaced during a meeting of Broward County commissioners called to consider possible redistricting maps.
Occupy Profit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The revolution will be trademarked and put on T-shirts if an increasing number of entrepreneurs succeed in their attempts to profit …
Greek Fallacy
Sure it’s in 3-D. It’s also awful. Blood-choked, depraved, gross and illogical Immortals begins centuries after the world thought everyone was indestructible, then realized they …
Music on your Blackberry
TORONTO (AP) — BlackBerry maker Research in Motion says its music-sharing application for its popular messaging service is available for downloading.
Never Mind, Oscar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Murphy bowed out of his gig as host of the Academy Awards, following pal Brett Ratner's decision to leave the …