Former Mayor current advocate [part 2]
WEST PALM BEACH — There are many areas which still need improvement in Palm Beach County, such as homelessness, regulating sober houses and developing and …
Mo’ne Davis throws into history at 13
Fairytales, in the form of a 70 mile per hour fastball, do come true. Just ask American teenager and athlete Mo’ne Davis. The Disney Channel …
Priscilla Taylor: former Mayor, current advocate [part 1]
KHARY BRUNING/FOR SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES WEST PALM BEACH — The first African American female mayor of Palm Beach County took time to reflect on …
Beloved pastor retires from historic Mount Zion Primitive church
WEST PALM BEACH — It is befitting to have the final farewell celebration for beloved pastor Elder Cornice Reid Jr. on the day after Valentine’s …
From the block to the board room
PHOTO COURTESY OF BROWARD COLLEGE PEMBROKE PINES — Breaking down economic and educational barriers that impede the growth of young black males is imperative …
Malcolm X: In death his vision lives
PHOTO COURTESY OF MALCOLMX.ORG The assassination of prominent Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X, 50 years ago, led to the rise of the Black …
Punished but preserved: Williams survives, others fired
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has been suspended from the program as managing editor and anchor for six months, without pay, according to an …
Ascension of an election Supervisor / Part II
FORT LAUDERDALE — A long road trip from Alabama to South Florida over five decades ago was the beginning of a long and prosperous career …
Ascension of an election Supervisor (Part 1)
PHOTO COURTESY OF galtmile FORT LAUDERDALE — When Florida’s former Gov. Jeb Bush made an executive decision in 2003 to remove Broward County’s then …
Marissa Alexander, finally free
(AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Mack) After serving three years of incarceration, the Florida mother who fired a warning shot near her allegedly abusive …