Home where King planned Selma voting rights marches opens at Michigan museum
Photo courtesy of FACEBOOK By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A home where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders …
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Juneteenth, America at 250, and the hole in the soul of our Democracy
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Black Music Month 2026: ‘Wake Up Everybody!’
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Turn a wall on its side, and it becomes a table
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What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites
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Congo reports large daily jump in Ebola cases a month after outbreak
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Joseph Caleb Auditorium presents the “Caleb Around Town”
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSEPH CALEB AUDITORIUM MIAMI-DADE – The Joseph Caleb Auditorium’s Caleb Around Town – Black Birth Music Series presents “Take My Hand, Precious …
Health and Wellness
Why children are still playing tackle football, despite brain risks
STOCK PHOTO Tackle football offers children as young as 5 the chance to make friends, learn teamwork, maybe attract a college scholarship. Growing research shows …
Republican effort to restore abortion rights in Missouri folds
Jefferson City, Mo. (AP) — A Republican-led campaign to restore abortion rights in Missouri ended Thursday, clearing the path for a competing, more sweeping constitutional …
Business
Jury selection begins in investor lawsuit against Elon Musk
San Francisco (AP) — A Silicon Valley judge began questioning potential jurors Tuesday to hear allegations that Elon Musk cheated Tesla investors by claiming in …
King Holiday events
STAND FOR SOMETHING: The YMCA of South Florida’s 19th Annual MLK Jr. Inspirational Weekend includes a breakfast in Broward County, luncheon in Miami-Dade County and …
‘Don’t Say Gay’ feud advances with new proposed legislation
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) – Florida lawmakers will move to increase state control of Walt Disney World’s private government, according to a notice published Friday, the …
Technology
8 cities cited in data program from ex-NYC mayor Bloomberg
By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) _ Jackson, Mississippi, and Mesa, Arizona, aim to make troves of data about city operations available online for the …
Cedar Fair to test virtual reality on roller coaster
SANDSUKY, Ohio (AP) _ The amusement park company that operates Cedar Point and Kings Island in Ohio says it will try out virtual reality on …
Education
FAMU Law earns Pro Bono Award, motivates high school students
PHOTO COURTESY OF FAMU ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law has received The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2019 Florida Pro Bono Law …
PALM BEACH PBSC students win big in Phi Beta Lambda nationals
PHOTO COURTESY OF PBSC LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Four Palm Beach State College (PBSC) students each placed in the top 10 in national Phi Beta …
Back to school drive supports students and teachers
PHOTO COURTESY OF DOWNTOWN PHOTO FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – It takes just a few pink erasers, crayons, glue sticks, composition books, colored pencils, folders, paper, …
Sports
3 get prison in college basketball recruiting scandal
PHOTO COURTESY OF WEARTESTERS NEW YORK (AP) — A former Adidas executive and two others who paid families to persuade top college basketball recruits to …
Media watchdog says Williams cartoon didn’t breach standards
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM SYDNEY (AP) – The Australian Press Council has ruled there was no breach of its standards of practice in a cartoon …
A Super stinker, Patriots prevail but ugliness wins
PHOTOS COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM, SPORTS INTERACTION, AFRICAN CELEBS AND DAWGS BY NATURE ATLANTA (AP) – The NFL should’ve ended the season two weeks ago. This …
