Prairie View SHOCKS Jackson State; wins the SWAC Championship
Prairie View A&M claimed a 23-21 win over Jackson State. PHOTO COURTESY OF SWAC.ORG Prairie View A&M claimed the 2025 Pepsi SWAC Football Championship with …
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National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump’s birthday
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A nation in freefall while the powerful feast: Trump calls affordability a ‘con job’
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Art Basel presents Black Art
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Chaos, neglect, and abuse: Inside Trump’s ICE machine
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Florida starts redistricting talks in GOP’s battle for House control in 2026 elections
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ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension
Jimmy Kimmel Live PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.COM/JIMMYKIMMELLIVE President Donald Trump won’t be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel …
Health and Wellness
Blood bank sued for turning away transgender woman
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) _ CSL Plasma Inc. is facing a lawsuit from a woman who says the for-profit company discriminated against her because she’s transgender. …
New blood tests, liquid biopsies, may transform cancer care
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A new type of blood test in the U.S. is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients …
Business
HUD probing reports of race bias by 22 mortgage lenders
Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Federal officials have launched an investigation to determine whether 22 mortgage lenders have been discriminating against qualified African-American and Latino …
State gets federal money for increasing adoptions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida has gotten more than $5.7 million in federal money for increasing adoptions of children in foster care.
Cretul raps Crist request on Fla. stimulus money
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Republican House Speaker Larry Cretul says Gov. Charlie Crist's request to immediately spend $31.5 million in federal stimulus money for energy …
Education
Congressional, school board, port seats take spotlight
LAKE WORTH — From Congress to state representative to port commissioner to school board member, the few blacks in key elected office in Palm Beach …
Universal Truth Center presents dance students in benefit concert
MIAMI GARDENS — The Creative Expressions Ministry and youth department at Universal Truth Center for Better Living staged an “Evening of Dance” fundraiser.
Students in hospitality win 500K in scholarships
HOLLYWOOD — College scholarships totaling $510,000 went to 27 students who participated in Broward National Academy Foundation’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism at South Broward …