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Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) – Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, a 1983 U.S. Military Academy graduate who has held high-ranking …

Anna Murray Douglass ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – Officials in Rochester, New York, are naming a school after the wife of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass. The …

After the assassination attempt on Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and other Republican members of Congress, I wrote that “the caustic and toxic gasoline of hate …

As the Florida State Chair of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), I was appalled at many of the events of last week, particularly of …

NEW YORK (AP) – In an emotional interview, Roseanne Barr said she definitely feels remorse for the racist tweet that prompted ABC to cancel the …

By Javon Anthony Lloyd Special To South Florida Times MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – South Florida’s only historically black college and university will soon be under …

Simply stated, the answer is “No!” And the following explains why. The Declaration of Independence asserts, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all …

Sharon Wood, President of the West Palm Beach Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., said the recent 2018 Men of Excellence Award Ceremony …

Michelle Hollinger PHOTO COURTESY OF TYLER HARRIS By MICHELLE HOLLINGER South Florida Times I never heard of Juneteenth until I was an adult. And not …

JUNETEENTH AT MT. OLIVE: The Spady Museum is hosting the Juneteenth celebration at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Ft. Lauderdale to celebrate the end of …