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While South Floridians march in the streets in Homestead and Pompano Beach in recent days asking President Barack Obama to take affirmative actions on America’s …

FORT LAUDERDALE — If you haven’t seen the billboard at Northwest 27 Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, look for it before it’s taken …

By JESSE WASHINGTON Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice has mounted an unusually swift and aggressive response to the death of Michael Brown, from …

MIAMI GARDENS — Causes and issues important to the Caribbean community are becoming more prominent on the campaign trail in Miami-Dade County, where Haitian-American and …

MIAMI BEACH — A series of three South Florida Times editorials published last year on the inequities of the criminal justice system regarding young black …

PEMBROKE PINES — Imagine wanting to make a show so badly that you set the timer on a video camera on a tripod, runback to …

LAKE WORTH — Palm Beach State College’s first black president Dr. Dennis P. Gallon, said he is retiring. Gallon, who is 73, and the college’s …

Miami — The homeless will soon go on a “shopping spree” for new and used clothes in September in a nice, color-coded boutique. Your used …

By MICHELLE HOLLINGER Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — Incumbent U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings says he will file a countersuit against Speaker John …

By TSITSI D. WAKHISI Special to South Florida Times MIAMI — In an effort to get rid of what some are calling the “eenie meenie …