Texas is criminalizing students who miss class by sending them to adult courts where they face fines and jail time ...

The trip will show the continent’s “Homeboy” to be no different than his 43 white predecessors: a paternal view of Africa as development cases, rather than opportunities for partnership. ...

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The Supreme Court just aided and abetted those who seek to suppress our right to vote. A narrow majority has ruled that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. This is the formula used to determine which states and localities need preclearance before changing their voting laws. With the formula scrapped, the Department of Justice's most effective tool to prevent voter disenfranchisement has ...

[caption id="attachment_12129" align="alignleft" width="180"] William Reed[/caption] Business Exchange Juneteenth is worth celebrating By William Reed      Did you know that the official African-American holidays are: Kwanzaa, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Juneteenth? What do you, and your family, do to celebrate Juneteenth? Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, the Juneteenth holiday is an abbre ...

It is always interesting to reflect on certain events that took place in days gone by, especially when it comes to economic issues. ...

The question that arises is: Why haven’t we heeded the messages of our ancestors? ...

Black middle class are more optimistic about their finances than they were a year ago, according to a recent study ...

FPL’s local improvements this year focus on reinforcing a main power line serving the Miramar Fire-Rescue Department ...

[caption id="attachment_13288" align="alignleft" width="144"] Harry C. Alford[/caption] Diluting Black business By Harry C. Alford      We have these programs from the blood, sweat and tears of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the other giants of the Civil Rights Movement. They saw the vision of having a new and improved civil rights act. They envisioned one that would be more comprehensive than the Civil Ri ...