Legal Aid challenges foreclosures
FORT LAUDERDALE — A controversial program that fines and forecloses on unkempt properties in poor, predominantly black neighborhoods continues to draw fire from the homeowners …
Agency fights to change immigration policy toward Haiti
Marleine Bastien said she has never seen the condition of the island so desperate. On a trip to Haiti last month, the Miami activist and …
Black Democrats in Miami tell party to split delegates evenly
MIAMI _ A group of South Florida Democrats, including more than two dozen local pastors, held a press conference Thursday calling for a 50-50 distribution …
Fort Lauderdale appoints first black police chief
FORT LAUDERDALE _ Frank Adderley will become the first black police chief in Fort Lauderdale’s history, the city announced today.
BCC will change name to Broward College
DAVIE _ Broward Community College is changing its name to Broward College. The change will reflect BCC's status as a four-year institution that grants bachelor's …
Obama signaling he will fight for Western states
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) _ It's the first event on the first day of a campaign swing through three Western states, and Barack Obama is …
Campers counter stereotypes of blacks outdoors
GADSDEN, Alabama (AP) _ The throngs filling campgrounds across America this past holiday weekend included hardy outdoors types and those who prefer creature comforts, but …
Coming into your promised land
In this season of politics, we oft hear an intriguing word: hope.
TEENS’ CORNER: Rain, Rain, Go Away
April showers, water flows
The Roots’ Rising Down
I have been searching for a word to describe The Roots’ new album, Rising Down, that doesn’t descend into the black equals evil, white equals …