Posts in category Black History

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – Like his predecessors, President Donald Trump plans to commemorate Black History Month with an official proclamation, a …

By AMELIA HEYMANN Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – To kick off Black History Month, the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is …

WASHINGTON – The first African-American race team owner to compete in the Indianapolis 500 will be donating memorabilia to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American …

Staff Report Over 200 residents joined Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan to celebrate the theme “Black Excellence” at her fourth annual Black Heritage Festival. Jordan …

In celebration of Black History Month and the 15th Anniversary of the AfricanAmerican Research Library and Cultural Center, for the next three months, the library’s …

By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com I am the daughter of immigrants – and unless you are a purebred Native American, so are you. Whether your …

By CHASSIDY SIMPSON Special to South Florida Times Editor’s Note: Recently the South Florida Times ran a contest giving our readers an opportunity to win …

“We must work together to make a way out of no way. #goodtrouble” was the last thing John Lewis tweeted Sunday, along with a picture …

By ISHEKAN.HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com Ever since she was a little girl who would line up her dolls and play school with them, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has …

By VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Obama administration designated three new national monuments (last) Thursday honoring civil rights history as it commemorated Martin …