Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 9-19-08
KICKED OUT! Henry and Andrea Bonner, along with their children, this week were evicted from a house they obtained from a city of Fort Lauderdale …
Destined to be adopted
In the classic film, Ben Hur, we learn a lot about grace from Judah Ben Hur, a Jew who becomes the adopted son of a …
Liberty City native builds affordable homes in the ‘hood
MIAMI –– David Wilson builds affordable houses in Liberty City. A product of the inner- city community infamous for its 1980 race riots, and a …
Forum to boost black contractors
FORT LAUDERDALE — Facing a low number of contracts with black-owned firms, Broward County Public Schools officials hope to engage and educate small business leaders …
County launches Caribbean relief drive
MIAMI –– In the wake of hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan announced this week that she authored a …
Light rail project worries residents
PLANTATION — Several Central Broward residents are on edge about the Florida Department of Transportation’s plan to create a new mode of travel along Interstate …
Forget the lipstick, economy takes over campaign
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Economic fears are suddenly dominating the presidential campaign, shoving aside lipstick on pigs and every other issue. Republican John McCain called …
$ MONEY BUZZ: Jobs: Their creation is job #1
Nationwide, unemployment is at 6.1 percent. U.S. Bureau of Labor data point to an alarming 10.7 percent jobless rate for black Americans, 30.1 percent for …
CARIBBEAN CROSSROADS: Hurricanes create havoc in the Caribbean
If I were superstitious, I would think the Caribbean was the victim of a curse! Four hurricanes: Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike mercilessly slammed the …
AL CALLOWAY SAYS: Will black Republicans support McCain or Obama?
My entry into the southern civil rights struggle of 1960 was both deliberate and a divergence. At the time, I was a young adult, born …