The students were recognized as Posse Scholars by Role Model Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho and the Miami-Dade School Board. ...

Florida House Democrats selected their Rep. Darryl Rouson, a St. Petersburg lawyer, as their next leader with a 23-21 victory over Mia Jones of Jacksonville ...

Florida House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston (D-Plantation) issued the following statement regarding Governor Rick Scott’s announcement tonight pertaining to Medicaid expansion ...

Wagner wrote, “One instance of constitutional compromise was the agreement to count three-fifths of the slave population for purposes of state representation in Congress.” ...

I am impressed with Malcolm X Shabazz High School, which was somewhat troubled in the past. Using its extraordinary football team as a rallying point, the school has substantially increased its test scores and academic performance ...

Brown’s savoir faire in calming down civil unrest resulted in the creation of “Hot Talk” which airs Sunday nights at 11 p.m. on WHQT-FM [Hot 105.1] where he has hosted the ever-popular talk show for the last 24-years and turned out to be the author of several books. ...

Greek Unity Day was first introduced to Mount Hermon A.M.E. Church in 1994 during the tenure of then Pastor, Rev. Michael A. Cousin. ...

Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) honored the late civil rights activist Jesse J. McCrary, Jr., at a Congressional dedication and naming ceremony, Feb. 2, 2013 at the Little River Post Office, 140 NE 84 St., Miami, Fla. ...

Carrfour Supportive Housing, Florida’s largest nonprofit affordable housing developer, announced recently that it has named Anthea M. Pennant as director of Fund Development and External Affairs ...

The YMCA Youth in Government civic engagement program prepared the 31 students to represent Broward County and debate their bills on topics such as; child abuse prevention, environmental accountability, and firearm restrictions at the State Capitol Building ...