Obituaries
ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME Betsey Mobley Johnson, 86, died June 7. Service 10am Saturday, June 22, at Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. Ethel …
A new airport could spark the economy in a rural part of Florida
LaBELLE, Fla. (AP) — One of Florida’s poorest counties is preparing for the new “Airglades” airport, a $300 million cargo hub that could transform its …
Black Music Month evolved since 1979
Los Angeles (AP) — Every June since the 1970s, across the United States, musicians, fans and industry professionals celebrate Black Music Month. It’s an opportunity …
Stay indoors during US heat wave
High temperatures STOCK PHOTO Farmington Hills, Mich. (AP) — It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat …
Big-power push for global stability ignores plight of 85 percent of the world’s population
H.G. Wells published “The War That Will End War” in August 1914, the title became a catch phrase for the bloody conflict that was named …
The Black church built on solid ground is not meant to be your personal playground
Detroit –The Souls of Black Folks, written in 1903 by W. E. B. Du Bois, offers a prophetic analysis of the Black church. “The negro …
President Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border
President Biden walks with Jason Owens, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, in Brownsville, Texas. PHOTO COURTESY OF GPB.ORG VIA STOCK PHOTO Eds: UPDATES: With …
The G.O.A.T. Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid’ dies
PHOTO COURTESY OF ACHIEVEMENT.ORG Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest …
Juneteenth celebrated at White House with Motown legends
President Joe Biden hosts Juneteenth concert on White House South Lawn where Kirk Franklin gets VP. Kamala Harris to join him on stage, left, and …
Florida Gov. DeSantis vetoes $950 million in projects impacting Black communities
The veto items includes $1.3 million for Miami-Dade County Eviction Prevention Program.(See story on Page 1B.) STOCK PHOTO Miami – Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis …