Jazmine Sullivan relishes role as ‘spectator of life’
In 2008, Jazmine Sullivan stepped onto the music scene with her debut single Need U Bad, produced by Missy Elliott, which became No. 1 on …
Hit Jamaican film has U.S. premiere in Miramar
PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMAICANS.COM MIRAMAR — Destiny, the longest running film at the box office in Jamaican history, made its U.S. premiere March 30 …
Dredging costs millions but will yield billions
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Local officials touted the merits of dredging Port Everglades to accommodate larger ships that will pass through an expanded Panama Canal …
For Runcie equal opportunity is schools’ priority
Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools, Robert W. Runcie seeks to provide the leadership needed to ensure that black businesses will share in the contracts …
Supplier Council reaches 25 billion in contracts
The state of Florida accounts for 181,437 or 9.4 percent of the nation’s black-owned businesses, making it the third highest state behind New York and …
Set-aside programs under fire
PLANTATION — Set-aside programs for minorities and small businesses may become threatened as the number of minority residents catches up with that of whites, prompting …
Kids to benefit from fundraiser
By ALLISON HORTON Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — Malcolm was being raised by an abusive mother in his Fort Lauderdale home until …
Clyburn to speak at South Florida book fest Saturday
By ALLISON HORTON Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — From meeting his wife while in jail to speaking with Martin Luther King …