MLK gala finds new home in Riviera Beach
By TERENCE GRAHAM Special to South Florida Times The 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Gala at the new Riviera Beach Event Center was …
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King Day highlights transition from Obama to Trump
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA – As Americans celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leaders and activists are trying to …
My introduction to the dream
By PIERRE B. BLAND, DVM On April 4th, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated. I was 7 years old. It was around this time I began …
Parker tells Palm Beach residents to honor MLK with their actions
By BRIANNA LUBERISSE Special to South Florida Times Keynote speaker Ava L. Parker, president of Palm Beach State College, challenged listeners to take action rather …
Local organizations unite to honor MLK and mentor youth
Staff Report Pembroke Pines, Fla. – January is National Mentoring Month and some of South Florida’s organizations take their responsibility to positively mold the region’s …
EDITOR’S Address
We live in perilous times. But when has that ever stopped us before? Since before our ancestors were brought to America on slave ships, people …
FIU hosts 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
Staff Report Under the theme, “The Path to Peace Begins With Me,” Florida International University’s (FIU) Department of Multicultural Programs and Services will honor Dr. …
Dyson to speak at PBSC King celebration January 12
Staff Report LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, an American Book Award recipient and two-time NAACP Image Award winner, is the keynote speaker …
Season nine of ‘AFROPOP’ debuts in time for MLK Day
Staff Report NEW YORK – Just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the ninth season of the award-winning documentary series AfroPoP: The Ultimate …
ENID PINKNEY’S life embodies King’s Dream
By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com Dr. Enid C. Pinkney may be small in stature, but she is mighty in spirit. The 85-year-old dynamo is one …