Tyler Perry donates food for the hungry in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Perry may be a successful director, playwright and actor, but he knows what it's like to be hungry. Perry, who grew …
Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 9-26-08
BRAZEN SHOOTING Jonathan Armando Ramirez, 19, and two other accomplices stole a truck, and then targeted UPS employee John Ford, 24, for robbery as he …
Rolling away the reproach
Forty years to the date when Israel passed through the Jordan, Israel celebrated its second Passover meal, as established in Exodus 12:3. According to Joshua …
City transforms girls into young ladies
MIAMI GARDENS — Drive down either of the city’s two main thoroughfares (Northwest 27th Avenue or U.S. 441), and witness Miami Gardens’ penchant for development …
Reality web series to address HIV/AIDS
With all of the news coverage detailing HIV/AIDS in South Florida, the area still remains one of the nation’s hot spots for infection. That's why …
Black men urged to get tested for prostate cancer
TALLAHASSEE — Black men are more likely to get prostate cancer than men of other races, according to the Florida Department of Health, which is …
Black legislators to discuss mental illness
To most people, the words “mental illness’’ conjure up images of people suffering, speaking incoherently, behaving erratically, and simply being unable to function in society. …
Judge rules saggy pants law unconstitutional
RIVIERA BEACH (AP) — A judge has decided a law banning sagging pants in this town is unconstitutional after a teenager spent a night in …
New formation helped Dolphins upset Pats
DAVIE (AP) — The Miami Dolphins found a solution for their chronic problem at quarterback: Don't snap him the ball. That wasn't Miami's real motive …
Word from the streets: Who’s on welfare now?
Who’s on welfare now? For years, the rich have condemned and criminalized women of color who survive dire poverty with a little cash assistance from …