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MIAMI — From the back seat of his aunt’s brown Chevy station wagon, D. L. Powell was mesmerized by  the variety of  license plates on …

Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools, Robert W. Runcie seeks to provide the leadership needed to ensure that black businesses will share in the contracts …

Special to South Florida Times The life of Professor Ralph Hogges is a rags-to-academic-riches success story. Born out of wedlock and disowned by his father, …

NEW YORK (AP) — Some civil rights movement history went up for sale Thursday, Oct. 17 as papers from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., …

Weeks before Gov. Rick Scott’s bid for re-election is decided, his former lieutenant governor has released a book that explains why he shouldn’t prevail. The …

Part one of a two part series Readers of our column know we are supporters and promoters of women’s philanthropy including women’s foundations and giving …

By DAPHNE TAYLORSpecial to South Florida TimesIt’s not everyday that Oprah Winfrey comes calling! But when she does, most people are sure to answer the …

MIAMI — Jontavia Dykes will tell you it’s her mother who deserves the credit. So too will her brother, Mack Jackson.

SPANISH TOWN — Corpses, the suspected victims of violent deaths, are wrapped in plastic bags or covered loosely in stained sheets. There is no air …

Staff Report WEST PALM BEACH — City leaders hope a new program backed by federal dollars will curb youth violence and improve the health and …