Californian couple uses book to educate youth on U.S period of slavery
couple is diligently working to engage a young audience with their compelling and insightful book. ...
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Your Black History: A Tribute to Legendary Abolitionist Frederick Douglass
A Tribute to Legendary Abolitionist Frederick Douglass ...
Read more ›Living, breathing Black Press History
Living, breathing Black Press History ...
Read more ›New book by Isaias Gamboa explores the legacy of ‘We Shall Overcome’
Those questions are answered in the new book “We Shall Overcome: Sacred Songs on the Devil’s Tongue” by music industry vet turned author Isaias Gamboa. ...
Read more ›Tuskegee University to host one of oldest professional farmers conferences in the nation
The first Farmers Conference was held at Tuskegee University on Feb. 23, 1892. ...
Read more ›Economists want Obama to do more to reduce Black unemployment
Anderson said that the Black community also has to put pressure on the president to directly address Black unemployment and to break the 2:1 gap that exists between Blacks and whites. ...
Read more ›Miami Dolphins Press Release – 2013 FinsWeekend Kicks Off May 16-18
Signature fund-raising event has raised over $3 million for local charities; All events to take place in Miami Dade-County MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins Foundation will host FinsWeekend, its largest annual event featuring current players, alumni, coaches and cheerleaders, on May 16-18, 2013. The three-day extravaganza features an exciting weekend of golf, fishing and celebrities. All proceeds from FinsWeeke ...
Read more ›LEGISLATURE ASKS SUPREMES TO STOP REDISTRICTING CASE
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, February 18, 2013..........Lawyers for the Legislature have asked the Florida Supreme Court to block a Leon County judge from reconsidering the map for state Senate districts, opening up a new front in the long-running battle over the requirements of the state's new redistricting standards. The filing comes about a month after Leon Co ...
Read more ›News Release: The U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the State of Florida in Case of “Dog Sniff” Establishing Probable Cause During Traffic Stop
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The United State Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the State of Florida in Florida v. Clayton Harris, deciding that police dog Aldo’s sniff constituted probable cause for Liberty County K-9 Officer William Wheetley to search Clayton’s Harris’s vehicle for illegal drugs. The Court’s decision is important to law enforcement officers throughout the nation because it clarifies the legal st ...
Read more ›HAPPY PRESIDENTS DAY 2013!
The day has arrived that’s celebrated all across the United States, in memory of the creators of this great country-The Presidents’ Day. Warm wishes from the Westside gazette to all of you out there on this special occasion! The day marks the celebration of the birthdays’ of the first President of the United States of America-George Washington and the abolisher of slavery-Abraham Lincoln. Their actual bir ...
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