Posts in category Local News

I keep trying to avoid wading into the morass of the Cosby debate, but two things keep drawing me back – attitudes around women and …

CHICAGO – A former U.S. attorney will conduct an independent review of the division of Chicago’s law department that defends police after a judge last …

WASHINGTON – Black Americans made big strides in the job market in 2015, achieving their lowest unemployment rate since before the recession. The black unemployment …

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – One of the most controversial issues facing the Florida Legislature this year is the open carry gun law, which is …

People interested in learning more about Los Martires de Cuba, the B’nai Zion Cemetery, the Hulbert family restoration, the Dade Lodge plot, and Piedad Ayala …

LAUDERHILL – Two people have died and one person has been critically injured after authorities say a car plunged into a canal in Lauderhill. The …

Diane Nash is an American civil rights activist, and a leader and strategist of the student wing of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Nash’s campaigns …

A child’s introduction to education has long term benefits; and in many cases, consequences. Samiya Spencer’s experience as a seventh and ninth grade teacher revealed …

LAUDERHILL – Police say a teenage girl, whose name has not been released,  has been taken into custody after another teen was found stabbed in …

CHICAGO – A watchdog agency that investigates Chicago police officers said Monday it will implement reforms in the wake of protests over several fatal shootings …