N-word use ignites debate on who can say It
When I traveled around the southern part of the African continent. I saw many people who looked like me. Throughout South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, …
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Brazil racism still ‘institutionalized’
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Institutionalized racism persists in Brazil despite government efforts to tackle the issue, members of a United Nations panel examining conditions …
We are marching in the light of God
Last Thursday, Nelson Mandela, the great freedom fighter of South Africa, went on to rest in peace. This column’s title is taken from a freedom …
New Obama adviser will not work on Keystone
WASHINGTON (AP) -A new senior adviser to President Barack Obama will not be involved in deliberations on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the White House …
Soulful Beres Hammond returns to Hard Rock
MIAMI—Black Male Revisited, an original work by Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, debuts at Miami Theater Center on Dec. 13, and runs through Dec. 22 in the …
Snub to black hero sparked ‘quiet riot’ among Miamians
I have been kissed by history. That is precisely how I felt when Nelson Mandela publicly embraced me during his visit to the Miami area …
African Diaspora works at Art Basel 2013
After glitzy, glamorous Art Basel descended upon Miami Beach in 2002, art from the African and Caribbean Diasporas was regarded as quaint exotica that was …
Deerfield Activist Displays Beer can Festivus pole at Capitol
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A Festivus pole made of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer cans is on display at the Capitol across the rotunda from a …
Tribute paid to Mandela at concert
MIAMI- A poignant moment of silence for Mandela at the annual Music in the Park jazz and blues concert in Miami Gardens preceded the snazzy …
UNICEF finds mother-to-child HIV infections decreasing
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Children’s Fund says it is alarmed about increasing HIV and AIDS rates among adolescents over the last seven years and …