Florida Passes Law to Drug-Test Welfare Recipients
The state of Florida will start testing welfare recipients for illicit drug use under a new law signed by Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday. The
The state of Florida will start testing welfare recipients for illicit drug use under a new law signed by Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday. The
That wrong woman has held you back.
NEW ORLEANS — Laz Alonso set off a frenzied autograph and photo session for throngs of female fans at the Essence Music Festival inside the
Stacey Muhammad is a filmmaker, activist and mother. Muhammad also founded Wildseed Films to allow her voice and vision to be heard through the use
On the last day of this year’s Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America meeting, President Clinton announced that, when fully funded and implemented, over 50 initiatives
On this Fourth of July, America celebrates its independence from England. What is often forgotten is that, even within the celebrated charter declaring “liberty and
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Costs are too high and funds are too low to join the millions of travelers and revelers.
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Who ever said political analyst Roland Martin was a stuffed shirt? Watch him wobbling with finesse at the Ford both at the 2011 Essence Music
Organizers of the march on the Georgia State Capitol initially thought 2,000 to 5,000 participants would show up on Saturday, July 2. They were off
Diversity Motorsports and the Mary McCloud Bethune Legacy Preservation Institution have partnered with Racing for Education (RFE) — a campaign to provide supplemental funding for
“The bill went from $95 to $9.”
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The Taste welcomes 59 Chicago-area restaurants.
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Some probably really are; others may be victims of what are similar to witch hunts.
CJ Miller, Jacquie Lee and Corey Mays If you don’t have strong connections that run from the northeast through the south and to the west