all women, and those who love us, as we celebrate ourselves and the countless contributions we make everyday – both large and small – that keep the world turning ...

The words of hate were directed at Black, gay, and Jewish students, and students of Asian descent. According to Oberlin College officials, swastikas were drawn on some buildings and walls, “nigger” was written on some Black History Month posters, a note with the words “nigger + faggot center” was found in the college’s Multi-cultural Resource Center ...

want to use Portman’s renunciation of his Christian beliefs to have a more broad discussion of morals and values. ...

Resources are limited and shrinking at HBCUs and there is a crisis for Blacks in colleges and universities. We can place the blame on the Obama Administration and sue him in the courts, but I don’t think that will change the conditions and our situation. ...

Eddie Pearl Black Degraffenreidt, retired Broward County English Curriculum Specialist, Administrator and Educator ...

Black folks are mired in the worst conditions since we got our “civil rights.” ...

A catalyst for change ...

Each year, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Foundation – comprised of 200 Black newspapers – celebrates the milestone with Black Press Week ...

During his tenure as President of the Broward League of Cities, Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Bobby DuBose is highlighting the power of volunteerism by adopting “Together We Serve” as his platform and issuing a Million Hour Volunteer Challenge to the local community ...

Rapper Lil Wayne has been released from a Los Angeles hospital where he was taken after suffering a seizure last week, his publicist said late Monday night. ...