The Broward Times back issues from February 2005:
Off the Vine
Feb 04, 2005; ... The Broward County School Board is holding its breath ... While Joe Eggelletion may no longer be in the school system, the potential of a multimillion dollar class-action lawsuit by former female students at Dillard High School against the school board looms large. This week the Catholic ...
School District Closer to Equity
Feb 04, 2005; ... According to a report issued by the Broward County school district, Broward schools are closer to racial equity than ever before. The report was issued as part of a 2000 settlement in a lawsuit brought against the district by the Citizens Concerned about our Children community ...
Around Broward; BROWARD SCHOOLS
Feb 04, 2005; ... More letters surfaced this week alleging sexual activity between teachers and students at Dillard High School. These latest letters name students and teachers involved. According to legal authorities, any student engaged in sex with a teacher or administrator could be in store for mega-bucks ...
Around Broward; BLACK HISTORY
Feb 04, 2005; ... Deerfield Beach, Dania Beach, and Hallandale Beach are the only coastal cities in Broward that do not have libraries in Black neighborhoods. Pompano Beach, Deerfield ...
Around Broward; MIRAMAR
Feb 04, 2005; ... Last week yet another person drove into a lake in Miramar. That tragic accident followed several others where motorists have driven into lakes or canals in Miramar and other areas in ...
Around Broward; CONSUMER
Feb 04, 2005; ... Be careful what you take with you. All sorts of security, measures have been put in place and some of them arc ridiculous. This week I went through one of those "check points" and my bowl of neck bones set off sonic type of alarm. Security personnel zeroed in on the small container I was ...
Around Broward; POLITICS
Feb 04, 2005; ... Members of the police Benevolent Association union protested the arrest and prosecution a BSO deputies this week. The deputies are charged with falsifying official records, reporting that crimes were solves when they were not, and pinning crimes on innocent people. This union is blaming State ...
"Pound for Pound"
Feb 04, 2005; ... Did you see any of the Oscar-nominated movies this year? The movie that intrigues mc the most is the one about the woman who yearns to be a boxer. I wonder what it's like, facing an opponent who might beat you to a pulp. After reading "Pound for Pound" by Herb Boyd with Ray Robinson II ...
NAACP SAYS 'NO' TO INTERNAL REVENUE REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS: IRS investigation appears to be motivated by partisan politics
Feb 04, 2005 ... The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is refusing to comply with an Internal Revenue Service request for documents as part of its investigation into alleged improper political bias by the nation's largest civil rights organization. According to the IRS, ...
MAYA ANGELOU JOINS LINEUP FOR OFFICE DEPOT'S 5TH ANNUAL SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESSWOMEN CONFERENCE
Feb 04, 2005 ... Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) announced the addition of Dr. Maya Angelou, Poet, Author, Educator, Activist and Renaissance Woman, as featured keynote presenter who will kick off Office Depot's fifth annual Success Strategies for Businesswomen Conference Connectivity: People. Ideas. Opportunities. ...
What the NAACP Should Do Now
Feb 04, 2005; ... With a changing of the guard occurring at the NAACP, the nation's oldest civil rights organization has an opportunity for growth and change. It would be in the NAACP's best interest to put itself the one it has been on for the past 40 years. After all, the protection of people's civil ...
Phillips ready to unseat Larkins
Feb 04, 2005; ... It's Déjà vu all over again in Pompano Beach Politics. Once again it's veteran City Commissioner E. Pat Larkins and community activist Ed Phillips facing off for the District 4 Scat on the City Commission. The race has already had surprises and unfortunate events. Woodrow Poitier, owner of ...
Sistrunk Condo finds opposition from County Commissioner
Feb 04, 2005; ... Pending approval of the Fort Lauderdale City Commission, a 400-unit condo complex could be built on Sistrunk Boulevard. Milton, Jones Development Corporation wants to add the complex to an existing plan to build a supermarket at the corner of Sistrunk Boulevard and Seventh Avenue. Jones ...
Around Broward; PEMBROKE PINES
Feb 04, 2005; ... Adolph Jones, 57, was found - in his car - bleeding from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was rushed to the hospital. When police went to his Pembroke Pines home to notify his, wife Shanette, and two stepdaughters, ...
Around Broward; NAACP
Feb 04, 2005; ... On the first day of Black History Month, the NAACP issued a press release stating the organization is refusing to cooperate with the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS is investigating the organization over claims it violated it's nonprofit status by engaging in partisan political activity. The ...
Around Broward; FORT LAUDERDALE
Feb 04, 2005; ... After being exposed in this column, Commissioner Carlton Moore has gone out and corrected the violations at his home. Commissioner Dean Trantalis, who also has a history of code violations, has yet to fix the problems at his properties. He did, however, admit that he used a city employee to ...
Around Broward; OAKLAND PARK
Feb 04, 2005; ... Allegra Webb Murphy is set to become the first Black Mayor in the city's history. Her swearing in will take place cm March 16, 2005 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at ...
Black Actors make History at the Oscars
Feb 04, 2005; ... When the Oscars air on February 27 it'll be history in the making. Black actors have carried five of the twenty nominations for Hollywood's most coveted trophy. Chris Rock also will make his debut as Oscar host. Jamie Foxx is the first black performer to receive two nominated in the ...
Off the Vine
Feb 11, 2005; ... A cry for help ... What do you tell a young single mother whose young teenage son is out of control? Whose worst fears are unfolding before her eyes - that she could lose her kid to the streets, to drugs, teenage pregnancy, jail, and even worst - to death. What do you tell a ...
9TH ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH EXTRAVAGANZA
Feb 11, 2005 ... Hot 105 and Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited in association with Office Depot, Washington Mutual and Model City Trust presents Success Matters 9th Annual Black History Month Extravaganza ...an empowering evening themed, "The Time Has Come". The featured guest speaker for the evening will be Wally ...
State Senator Mandy Dawson to solicit bi-partisan support for Ex-Felon Restoration of Rights Act
Feb 11, 2005 ... Senator Mandy Dawson (D-Ft. Lauderdale) on Wednesday called on Senate President Tom Lee and House Speaker Allan Bense to back legislation placing on the 2006 ballot a constitutional amendment for the restoration of ex-felons' rights. Senator Dawson, a longtime advocate of rights' ...
Around Broward; BSO
Feb 11, 2005; ... Last week a union levied heavy criticisms against the State Attorneys Office over their prosecution of BSO deputies, who are accused of falsifying crime state. The Police Benevolent Association (PBA) organized that stupid protest. The State Attorney's Office responded with the release of more ...
Around Broward; FORT LAUDERDALE
Feb 11, 2005; ... City manager George Gretsas said he would investigate why the city owns so much land in the predominantly black northwest area of the city. This came after it was revealed that properties the city has stolen from black landowners has tons of code violations. These stolen properties were cited ...
Actor Ossie Davis Found Dead in Hotel; Police Say the 87-Year-Old Apparently Died of Natural Causes
Feb 11, 2005 ... Ossie Davis, whose rich baritone and elegant, unshakable bearing made him a giant of the stage, screen and the civil rights movement - often in tandem with his wife, Ruby Dee - has died. He was 87. Davis was found dead last Friday in his hotel room in Miami Beach, Fla., according to ...
FARRAH GRAY, 20 YEAR-OLD MILLIONAIRE
Feb 11, 2005; ... Farrah Gray - 20-year-old entrepreneur, venture capitalist and self-made millionaire - likes recipes. That's why one of his favorite sayings is, "If they're going to give me lemons, then I'm going to make lemonade, lemon pie." This proved handy. Raised in the projects of East Chicago, Gray ...
Chunn Advances In Dania Election
Feb 11, 2005; ... And then there were six. Three of the nine candidates vying for a seat on the Dania Beach city council were eliminated in a low voter turnout election this week. The six remaining candidates advance to the next round and will face off in the March 8, general election. Incumbents Robert Chunn ...
Greek Unity Day Celebration
Feb 11, 2005 ... Mount Hermon A.M.E. Church will be celebrating its 11th Greek Unity Day Sunday, February 20. The Greek Unity Day Observance is a part of the churches' Black History Month activities recognizing the numerous accomplishments and contributions made by Greek lettered fraternities and ...
Washington wants to be Hallandale's Voice
Feb 11, 2005; ... In a small barbershop tucked away in Hallandale's predominately black Northwest section, Mary Washington holds court. The 71-year-old widowed mother of four is small in stature but big on ideas. Washington has lived in Hallandale for 51 years and has worked for the city for 30 years. Now ...
Around Broward; CONSUMER
Feb 11, 2005; ... One of the many shams the wireless industry has been running on consumers is about to be challenged. Cell phone customers won the right to keep their numbers when they change service providers, and now Consumers Union, which ...
Around Broward; POMPANO BEACH
Feb 11, 2005; ... The mother of an 8-year-old student at Sanders Park elementary in Pompano Beach alleged another 10-year-old student molested her son last week. School officials suspended the 10-year-old boy accused of the act ...
Knowles ready to Step out on Faith
Feb 11, 2005; ... The race for the District 2 seat on the Deerfield Beach City Commission has made news mostly because of the legendary status of one of the candidates, but Linda Knowles is diligently toiling out of the limelight. Knowles is campaigning against veteran politician Sylvia Poitier, but has received ...
SILENT KILLER: HYPERTENSION
Feb 18, 2005; ... As a primary care physician John McAdory has treated everything from appendicitis and the common cold to hypertension. McAdory is one the leading black doctors in the nation, and his client base consists largely of black families. In 28 years of treating blacks he has come face to face with ...
NFL GETS BLACK OWNER
Feb 18, 2005 ... The National Football League is poised to accept its first black owner. Arizona businessman Reggie Fowler is set to purchase the Minnesota Vikings from Red McCombs. Fowler, 46, owns Spiral Inc. The company supplies grocery stores with bags, cups containers, labels and janitorial ...
Literary Feast 2005 Adds Punch With Fight Author; Herb Boyd to Participate in Broward County's Premier Literary Event
Feb 18, 2005 ... Herb Boyd to Participate in Broward County's Premier Literary Event In his latest book Pound for Pound, Amsterdam News reporter Herb Boyd takes readers on an exciting journey through the life of America's legendary boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. Now Boyd is part of the knockout schedule of ...
Around Broward
Feb 18, 2005; ... HEALTH They say by practicing safe sex we can lessen our chances of transmitting diseases, yet in Black, Hispanic, and poor communities the AIDS epidemic has reached genocidal heights. Why are only these segments of the population suffering this level of population? Is it because they ...
"Community service and family are a must,"
Feb 18, 2005; ... For years Thomas "Tommy" Dorsett labored in his southern Broward County community of Caver Ranches. His work, however has been in the area of community service and organized activism. The fruits from his 'decades of effort can be seen throughout the area, and after thirty-two years of ...
There's No Crying in Baseball; Is it acceptable for blacks to use the word while whites are morally castigated for it?
Feb 18, 2005; ... Is it acceptable for blacks to use the word while whites are morally castigated for it? As you probably already know, February is "Black History Month," a phrase that grew out of one coined by the esteemed black historian Carter G. Woodson, author of the book The Miseducation of the ...
Off the Vine
Feb 18, 2005; ... That's what a lot of readers are saying about the events unfolding at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale. Up to now, community gatekeepers were successful in keeping the lid on a long history of sexual harassment and exploitation of students at this largely back school. Then along ...
BLACK BUILDERS NOT IN ON BOOM
Feb 18, 2005; ... Broward Country is built out to the Everglades. Cities in Central Broward are working furiously to redevelop and revitalize their suddenly attractive municipalities, hoping to draw more affluent residents. Politicians around the country are moonlighting as consultants and lobbyist, and large ...
Caneisha Foster
Feb 18, 2005 ... When Caneisha Foster took the stage Feb 12 at the annual "Negro Spiritual" Scholarship Foundation vocal competition she was nervous. But when the senior soprano sang Deep River and Down By the River her nerves melted away and left only her songs and her voice. Foster, 18, and a student ...
Grammy Awards Hit a Fashionable High Note
Feb 18, 2005; ... When it comes to musical artists and their fashion choices, the general rule has been anything goes. That usually means the more outlandish, the better. But at this year's 47th Grammy Awards, many of our musical ladies and gents took a decidedly glamorous turn. Could it be that ...
Fall-Out from Black Voter's Guide Scam
Feb 18, 2005; ... The Florida Elections Commission (FEC) has completed an investigation into a complaint filed with the agency alleging numerous counts of election law violations carried out by local Black elected officials during the 2002 gubernatorial election. "The Florida Elections Commission will be heard ...
THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU UNVEILS ITS 2005 MULTICULTURAL VISITORS GUIDE
Feb 18, 2005 ... Designed for the savvy business and leisure traveler, the 28-page, full-color Greater Fort Lauderdale Multicultural Visitors Guide, has been revamped focusing on multicultural businesses and diversity, as well as the entire destination. The fresh, new guide is available free by calling ...
GUN DEALERS IN LEIMERT PARK: Community 'Watchdogs' Stoned Cold 'Sleep At The Switch'
Feb 04, 2005; ... The discovery that what local residents thought a local "pawn shop" has been operating as a government contracted gun dealer in the Southwest Los Angeles community of Leimert Park, raises some significant questions, on our part, as to who is watching out for our interests in the black community ....
EGGELLETION'S NO LEADER-HE'S A MISTAKE
Feb 04, 2005; ... The Joe Eggelletion story is but one example of what's wrong with black leadership or the hick therein within our community. Eggelletion personifies and is an example of the very core of dysfunction within this community. He sires children without bearing responsibility for raising ...
Acts of Bravery
Feb 04, 2005; ... You'd have to be pretty hardhearted not to be moved by the courage of the millions of Iraqis who insisted on turning out to vote yesterday despite the very real threat that they would be walking into mayhem and violent death at the polls. At polling stations across the country there were ...
Who makes the worst Secretary of State? Freedom Rider, The Condi and Colin Follies
Feb 04, 2005; ... It is better to have a smooth talking good cop who is still a snake, or a very frightening lover of the Bush doctrine who is utterly incompetent? Condoleezza Rice, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, is multi-lingual, a former provost of a major university, a figure skating champion and a classical pianist. ...
The Birth of a City; Broward's Newest majority municipality
Feb 25, 2005; ... Starting anything from scratch can be a difficult proposition. Try starting a city. On March 8 residents of West Park will vote on their first City Commission and mayor. This first generation of West Park city government will be responsible for laying the foundation for what they hope will ...
Around Broward
Feb 25, 2005; ... HEALTH The new Super HIV virus kills its victims within months of contracting the disease and it's spreading. First discovered in New York a few months ago, cases have now been diagnosed in Boston, Los Angeles, India, and Asia. To contain the new virus, there are calls for Gay ...
Book Review: "We Were There"
Feb 25, 2005 ... Many years ago, just before the big annual parade was to be held in the town where I was living, I talked to a man who was a Vietnam veteran. He and his group were preparing to march in the parade for the first time, and they were, a little worried about the kind of reception they would ...
Iraq, Then and Now
Feb 25, 2005; ... Remember going to Washington in mid-March 2003, nearly two years ago, to cover a demonstration by tens of thousands of protesters who were clinging to the last, tissue-thin strands of hope that they could bring the Bush administration to its senses and prevent the invasion of Iraq. But ...
Off the Vine
Feb 25, 2005; ... Those of you from New York might remember the old Crazy Eddie commercial that went something like, '$3.99 - are you out of your mind.' Well, those are my sentiments about our featured story this week on Snapper's, a newly opened Caribbean Restaurant, at State Road 7 and Commercial Blvd. ...
Mary Lou Barner: Fort Lauderdale's First Black Librarian
Feb 25, 2005; ... The Mizell Library, which has melded with the African American Research Library and Cultural Center, had its origin in an office room of Fort Lauderdale's Dixie Court Projects in 1952. African American parents of young adults and teenagers are the first generation to experience, ...
A Taste of the Caribbean; Snappers Restaurant: An Enjoyable Experience
Feb 25, 2005; ... West Indian and Caribbean restaurants aren't new to Broward County, but as the usually small family-owned businesses compete for business and a permanent place in the local restaurant industry, it's the intangibles that make the difference. Snappers Restaurant is new to the local eatery ...
TAX TIPS
Feb 25, 2005 ... Erroneous entries on your tax returns can result in costly penalties, processing delays and unwanted inquiries from the IRS. The National Association for Black Accountants, www.nabainc.org (NABA) offers the following tips to avoid the mistakes thousands of taxpayers make each ...