More than 99 percent of black-owned businesses can be described as small businesses. They are literally the backbone of our community. Their success means job …

NEW YORK (AP) — With a deal in place to save Bear Stearns from bankruptcy, the company's shares traded above the offer price this week, …

NEW YORK (AP) – Ron Finklestein found a good reason for not compiling his business tax return: $1,600.

In 1831, Tice Davids, a runaway slave from Kentucky, dove into the Ohio River in pursuit of his freedom. He swam across the river, his …

TALLAHASSEE (AP) – Justice Peggy Quince, who attended segregated schools in her native Virginia, will be the first black woman to lead the Florida Supreme …

Talk show host and political commentator Tavis Smiley dove headlong into the controversy over Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, as he headlined …

Riviera Beach is taking a stand against indecency—or is it against fashion?  A new ordinance is addressing a familiar sight on the street: Saggy pants. …

NO MORE FRILLS Miami-Dade County schools are facing a budget crunch. Teachers are upset over pay and the amount they could end up paying for …

FORT LAUDERDALE—The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida has held true to its name for 15 years, and its tradition continued last week. The stars came …

DORAL (AP) – The outcome has never been more inevitable. Tiger Woods has never looked so invincible. The world's No. 1 golfer faced a 25-foot …