Analysis: Obama takes historic spot as first black president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before a jubilant crowd of more than a million, Barack Hussein Obama claimed his place in history as America’s first black president, …
OUTDOORS WITH JULIA YARBOUGH: Live strong and reach our dreams
How long will the glow of Tuesday’s history-making inauguration last? That was one of the many questions posed to the congregation and visitors of all …
TEENS’ CORNER: To the Mom-in-Chief
Dear Mom-in-Chief, Like our new president, I am an African living in America. Actually, I was born in Miami, but my father is a traditional …
AL CALLOWAY SAYS: King to Obama: It’s time to quit dreaming!
Isn’t it time for black people to quit dreaming? Is that right or wrong? Langston Hughes ran down “A Dream Deferred” and Martin Luther …
THE POLITICS OF BLACKNESS: King’s Dream
On November 2, 1983, former President Ronald Reagan signed the bill creating the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. We observed it for the …
CARIBBEAN CROSSROADS: Bushes snubbed Haitians to the end
When he was running for governor of Florida, Jeb Bush secured hundreds of Haitian-American votes by making false promises. In 2003, Haitian advocates learned from …
Promised Land Theology
Every year during the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday season, my custom is to meditate and reflect upon a message or sermon of …
HUD suspends funding to New Visions CDC
FORT LAUDERDALE – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has suspended funding to New Visions Community Development Corp. pending an audit of the …
AIDS, other STDs still rising in black community
Despite readily available information on how not to become infected by HIV/AIDS, black women continue to acquire the disease at a rate higher than any …
Public Defender’s Office at “breaking point”
MIAMI – Poor people requiring representation by the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office may be left to their own devices when fighting certain criminal charges against …