TEENS’ CORNER: Springtime Lemons
Camille had the spring break blues… Her mom had enrolled the two of them in a knitting workshop. Camille was both embarrassed and angry. For …
Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 4-4-08
ON THE RADIO If you missed last week’s Steve Kane Show, a radio program where I am a co-host on Fridays, you didn’t hear what …
Program aids underserved students
Sydney Cameron, 12, has dreams of attending college one day. On a recent Saturday morning, the seventh-grader got a head start on her future while …
Bobby Jones, Vickie Winans headline Links luncheon
DAVIE – Celebrating women dedicated to community service, the North Broward Chapter of The Links will celebrate its 13th Annual Unity Luncheon on Saturday, April …
African-American Achiever focuses on youth
Andrea Kilpatrick could have taken a very different path. The New York area native had a top-notch education; with degrees from Princeton, Harvard Law School …
Jamaican Diaspora lauded as “ambassadors’’
DAVIE – Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding told South Florida residents last week that Jamaicans abroad serve as the island's “greatest ambassadors.” Speaking to a …
Tourism director wins top honors
SUNNY ISLES BEACH – Ibis Romero sometimes gazes at the sun-drenched waters outside her office and fights the urge to stroll along the white sands. …
FINANCE: Growth vs. income investing
Honestly, truth be told, most folks really don’t know the difference between growth investing and income investing. There are so many folks who invest their …
Zimbabwe opposition declares victory
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) – President Robert Mugabe’s party lost control of parliament, the latest official results showed, shortly after the opposition claimed it also had …
Lawmakers express regret for state’s support of slavery
TALLAHASSEE (AP) – Florida lawmakers have formally expressed regret for the state's long support of slavery in a resolution calling for reconciliation.