Posts in category Local News

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 …

By KYOTO WALKER Special to South Florida Times  PAHOKEE — Mayor Colin Walkes, in office for a year, has ambitious plans for this tiny rural …

A Broward Countywide search is on for a headquarters site for the 98-year-old black amateur tennis organization, The American Tennis Association. The group was in …