Ferguson’s flashpoint sparks national outrage
By Brian Melley Associated Press LOS ANGELES — They were killed in Wisconsin, New York and California. Some were shot on the street. One was …
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Ferguson is all of us
Some people may suggest that the show of military might by police in Ferguson, Missouri, following the killing of a black teenager by a white …
Economic injustice in Ferguson
By Peter Bailey I stopped fighting racism years ago. The images of Ferguson, Mo. in flames, Michael Brown’s corpse stiff on the pavement and prophet-like …
Story of ‘Belle’ an eye-opener
“Belle” is a beautiful word that means “pretty girl.” Belle is also the title of a movie, now showing, about the real-life black girl in …
Miami Gardens city hall ready
MIAMI GARDENS — When the area was incorporated in 2003, the founders of the city of Miami Gardens pledged that residents of the state’s largest …
Former slaves who fought in Civil War are remembered
ST. LOUIS (AP) — They fought for a country that refused to recognize them as citizens and died in virtual anonymity, their remains lumped together …
St. Augustine played key role in civil rights
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — When Martin Luther King Jr., came to St. Augustine in the 1960s, he was looking to keep the momentum alive …
Poet, author Maya Angelou dies at 86
NEW YORK (AP) – Maya Angelou, a modern Renaissance woman who survived the harshest of childhoods to become a force on stage, screen, the printed …
Richmond Heights’ black veterans finds home
RICHMOND HEIGHTS — To mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of Richmond Heights, Miami-Dade Commissioner Dennis Moss launched a nationwide search for relatives of …
Housing bias, poverty boost segregation 60 years after ‘Brown’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Segregation is making a comeback in U.S. schools. Progress toward integrated classrooms has largely been rolled back since the Supreme Court issued …