Miami, FL – (January 18, 2013) – CHURCHES UNITED FOR HIV/AIDS PREVENTION recognizes March 3rd – 9th as The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS (NWPHA). The purpose of The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS is to bring national attention to the AIDS epidemic in the United States and the extraordinary role faith communities can and are playing in AIDS prevention, education, service an ...

           SWAC TOURNAMENT   Dallas, TX     MARCH 12-16, 2013   @Curtis Culwell Center in Garland   www.swachoops.org           TUESDAY, MARCH 12 SWAC ALUMNI MIXER Venue: Buttons Time: 7:30p 15207 Addison Rd Addison, TX 75001         WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 "SWAC GOES HIP HOP" Venue: Southside Music Hall Time: 8p-2p ...

Check out 124 little known facts in Black History   Fact #1 As a child Muhammad Ali was refused an autograph by his boxing idol, Sugar Ray Robinson. When Ali became a prizefighter, he vowed never to deny an autograph request, which he honored throughout his career. Fact #2 Muhammad Ali, the self-proclaimed "greatest [boxer] of all time," was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th-ce ...

 TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery and the Miami Dolphins today announced a partnership to offer Lottery players a chance to win great prizes in the FANTASY 5® Football Draft Day Experience Promotion. Beginning today through Wednesday, April 3, players who purchase a FANTASY 5® ticket of $5 or more will receive a voucher that contains a unique number to be entered on the Florida Lottery’s website for a chan ...

This Black History Month, NewsOne takes a look back at the top African-American moments from 2000 to 2012. Some will make you happy while others will undoubtedly make you angry and/or sad. Either way, here’s to the last 12 years of our living history. Enjoy! Moment: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Opens In 2011   Of the many massive structures that grace Washington’s National Mall, the Martin Luthe ...

Congratulations are in order for one of the cutest couples on the planet! Model and television personality Amber Rose, and Hip-Hop heavyweight Wiz Khalifa welcomed a healthy, baby boy into the world today. This is the first child for both Wiz and Amber.   The baby was due February 24, and Amber shut down rumors yesterday that he had already made his appearance.   The couple named their son Sebasti ...

FORT LAUDERDALE/BROWARD NAACP CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH  “THE LAW AND THE BLACK JUDGE” A TRIBUTE TO THE SIX BLACK JUDGES SERVING ON BROWARD COUNTY’S 17TH CIRCUIT                                                                                                  WHO:             Fort Lauderdale/Broward Branch NAACP   WHAT:           On February 28, 2013, the NAACP will celebrate Black History mon ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...