(NEW YORK) — In an effort to improve the perception of the island nation to the world and his constituents, Haitian president, Michel Martelly recently …

MIAMI — Willie Pearl Porter, a dedicated nurse and health care educator to hundreds in the profession, reaches another milestone as she celebrates her 103rd …

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Charleston’s first and only black police chief, Reuben Greenberg, who came to national attention for his pugnacious and charismatic ability to …

SEATTLE (AP) — Prolific writer J. California Cooper,who was writing plays until Alice Walker suggested she switch to short stories and novels, because they were …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey and performer-activist Harry Belafonte were among those honored at Harvard University on Tuesday at its annual celebration of African …

Fort Lauderdale — A $1.85 million settlement has been reached in the 2001 hogtying death of a Lauderdale Lakes businessman. “The family just wants to …

We’re pleased to welcome South Florida’s local culinary legend Hugh Sinclair, a.k.a. Chef Irie Spice, the Global Culinary Architect, to the South Florida Times family. …

MIAMI — Legendary artist Purvis Young decorated Miami’s landscape for decades. Later this year, The Lyric Theatre pays tribute to the Overtown native with an …

CORAL GABLES — Africa Umoja, 20 Years of Freedom and Democracy Tour, a dazzling and jubilant celebration of the history of indigenous South African music …

MIAMI — The Adrienne Arsht Center presents an eclectic mix this season, with jazz, gospel and Latin music, a mix of dance styles and of …