Poverty, Access Issues Blamed For Poor Health In Broward's Black Communities
Black residents of Broward County are much more likely than whites or Hispanics to experience infant mortality, obesity or HIV/AIDS, according to an alarming new report from the Urban League, and...
View ArticleNew Scholarship Standards Seen Disqualifying Majority Of Black, Hispanic...
More than half of Florida’s Hispanic and black students at state universities currently eligible for the state’s Bright Futures college scholarship would no longer qualify when new standards take...
View ArticleDoes Miami Beach Need A Reality Check On Racism?
When WLRN put out a call last week asking Miami Beach residents if they were staying or leaving during Urban Beach Weekend, the overwhelming majority said that they would be leaving until Monday or...
View ArticlePlunging In: How Miami's Beaches Were Integrated
Garth Reeves was a young World War II veteran when he came home to Miami and went to work at his father’s newspaper, the Miami Times.He bought property, paid taxes and voted in elections. But the beach...
View ArticleHow Miami's Shrewd Black Leadership Turned The Mandela Snub To Local Advantage
Twenty-three years ago, Nelson Mandela came to Miami, stumbled into a quagmire of Cuban exile politics, got exploited by racial equality organizers and left South Florida a little better than it was...
View ArticleHow To Improve Healthcare For Blacks In South Florida
A panel of the area’s top medical professionals gathered Tuesday to discuss the state of black healthcare in South Florida. The discussion, hosted by Legacy Magazine, addressed medical issues affecting...
View ArticleThe 'Mandela Snub' How I Remember It
It was the summer of 1990. I was home, living with my parents, working part-time at a Miami television station as a production assistant. I made an aspiring journalist’s wage, $6 an hour.
View ArticleRichmond Heights, Developed As Community For Black Servicemen, Celebrates 65...
This weekend brings an opportunity to learn something about a southwest-of-Miami community called Richmond Heights.It's a black neighborhood, always has been. But its founding and the history that...
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