The Broward Times back issues from March 2007:
The Lost Art of Logic
Mar 02, 2007; ... Wake up Call As a young boy growing up, I always had an affinity for television. Despite my patents instilling a true love of the written word within me, the television always had a special appeal. As a grade school child, the television represented that social common denominator between ...
Candidate Calls On Governor To End BSO - West Park Contract Stand Off
Mar 02, 2007; ... WEST PARK - In a few weeks Broward's newest city, West Park, will observe its second year of existence as well as its second municipal election but due to oversights found in a 2003 Broward County study that was the basis of four unincorporated neighborhoods coming together to create one city, ...
HISTORY MAKING MOMENT at Blanche Ely High
Mar 02, 2007; ... Everyone was all ears recently, as one of the original TUSKEGEE AIRMEN spoke to the students' and staff at Blanche Ely High School. Ezra M. Hill, Sr. gave account after account of his days as an airman in what became one of the country's most prestigious units. Pictured here are some of the ...
AROUND BROWARD
Mar 02, 2007; ... POLITICS The Broward State Attorneys Office has closed oat an investigation into claimed threats that were made toward Fort Lauderdale city commission candidate Kelvin Haynes back in 2006. The probe began after news reports came out that Haynes said he received threatening calls urging ...
BOB HAYES INVITATIONAL TRACK & FIELD MEET CELEBRATES 43 YEARS OF UNPARALLELED EXCELLENCE
Mar 02, 2007; ... Historic Event Remains One of the Nation's Most Coveted High School Tournaments JACKSONVILLE, FL - Now in its 43rd year, The Bob Hayes Invitational Track and Field Meet (BHITM) activities are set to take place March 11-17, 2007 in Jacksonville, Florida. The event continues to attract ...
Oliphant Returns to Politics...in a way
Mar 02, 2007; ... WEST PARK - Just weeks after being cleared of all remaining charges related to issues that took place at the elections office, former Broward Supervisor of Elections Miriam Oliphant will make her return to politics this coming week. Oliphant had been removed from office by then Gov. Jeb Bush ...
$160 million slots casino in Pompano to open in April
Mar 02, 2007; ... Broward County soon will be home to the majority of Florida's casinos as Pompano Pack Harness Track officials debut their Las Vegas-style slot machines in April. Pompano Park will open the county's sixth casino, competing against two Hallandale Beach racetrack casinos as well as the ...
BARBARA H. JONES TURNS OVER REINS OF PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AUTHORITY
Mar 02, 2007; ... FORT LAUDERDALE - After a distinguished term, Barbara H. Jones turned over the chairmanship of The Performing Arts Center Authority (PACA) to Ramon A. Rodriguez, CPA as the 13-member governing body elected new officers. During Jones tenure, the organization assumed the management and ...
The Black KKK Lynches Las Vegas
Mar 02, 2007; ... THE MO'KELLY REPORT Mo'Kelly hates to tell anyone "Mo'Kelly told you so," because it smacks of arrogance and vindictiveness. Neither is appropriate nor appreciated by others. Having said that ... Mo'Kelly told you so. Well, not really. Mo'Kelly says that only to ...
Youthful credit missteps can HAUNT YOU LATER
Mar 02, 2007; ... Bad credit? I don't want to date myself, but when I went to college, tuition was much more affordable and it was nearly impossible for students to qualify for credit cards and car loans. What hasn't changed since then, however, is that many young adults still don't realize the impact a ...
Waiting for the Admissions Letter
Mar 02, 2007; ... COLLEGE ZONE You come home everyday and check through the mail, feverously anticipating one thing ... If you did not apply for early admission, this may be a very anxious time in your life. For a lot of students, the decision on whether or not you will be going to the college or ...
"Illegal Immigration and Us"
Mar 02, 2007; ... Many black people want to believe that illegal immigration does not affect us. Those who do are either uninformed or not thinking realistically. It does impact African-Americans and it does so in a big way. Whether it comes from Cuba or Mexico or anywhere else. No doubt I'd be ...
Who advocates for the downtrodden?
Mar 02, 2007; ... Rarely do you find Americans referring to any class or color of other Americans as oppressed. Usually terms such as unfortunate, underclass, and underprivileged come somewhat embarrassingly to mind when actually the downtrodden are being discussed. The so-called Black elite are so good at this ...
Black Homicides Fuel Nation's Murder Surge
Mar 02, 2007; ... The news that nine blacks were shot and two were killed in New Orleans made headline news for a hot minute only because the shootings happened as tourists rushed into the city for the start of Mardi Gras week. If it hadn't been for the world famous party going event, the black-on-black ...
Too much, Too little...But not too late!
Mar 09, 2007; ... Wake Up Call On February 26th, I had the astounding privilege of meeting some exceptional young sisters, I remember being introduced to 13-year old Lesego. This young princess lives with her father in a small and simple house. Though we are seven years into the new millennium, the house ...
CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST SUSPECT
Mar 09, 2007; ... Shot By Lauderdale Police FORT LAUDERDALE - Travis Jackson, a black male suspect who was shot by Fort Lauderdale police during a November 2006 traffic stop, while he was a passenger in vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint, has been cleared of robbery charges. Police opened fire on ...
BCC BOARD CHAIR ELECTED to Lead Statewide Council on Status of Black Men and Boys
Mar 09, 2007; ... Levi Williams, chair of the BCC District Board of Trustees, has been elected chair of the Council on the Status of Black Men and Boys, at its first meeting in Tallahassee on Tuesday. The council was created by the Florida Legislature during the 2006 legislative session and is charged ...
Clayborne Receives 2007 Black Pioneer Honors
Mar 09, 2007; ... POMPANO BEACH - He grew up in the rough and tumble neighborhoods of Des Moines, Iowa. Life was tough for himself and others who grew up in the all-black quadrant of this small Midwestern city west of Chicago but Keith Clayborne took on all sorts of jobs to help-his family make ends meet. No ...
The NAACP: A Case Study of Lost Purpose
Mar 16, 2007; ... Wake Up Call Like most endeavors of purpose, the road to educational and professional success begins with the most crucial prerequisite of all: A plan. In constructing the student development model that we utilize at our school, I wanted to reinforce the concept of planning and ...
Teen Athlete Hospitalized
Mar 16, 2007; ... After Being Roughed Up and Tazered By Police LAUDERHILL - An unlikely encounter with police officers during a visit to a city park in Plantation has left two teens who have never before been in trouble facing criminal charges and one suffering a damaged heart, according to their ...
Black Pilot to Attempt History Making Flight
Mar 16, 2007; ... OPA LOCKA - Barrington Irving, a 23-year-old pilot, will take off from the Opa Locka Airport next Friday, March 23 for an around the world solo flight. When his history making flight in his 2-seat, Lancair Columbia 400, single-engine airplane is completed some 39-days later, he will be the first ...
BIZARRE!
Mar 16, 2007; ... Judge handles employee work performance problem by putting court reporter behind bars for missing transcript deadline A court stenographer was freed Monday after spending the weekend in the Broward County Jail trying to finish a trial transcript needed for the long-delayed appeal of a ...
Wright to lead Florida Memorial
Mar 16, 2007; ... Karl S. Wright, Ph.D Will Be Sworn In As Florida Memorial University's 11th President during an inauguration ceremony, today, March 16, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. in the University's A. Chester Robinson Athletic Center. The campus is located at 15800 N.W. 42nd Avenue, in Miami Gardens, ...
Students protest loss of principal at Boyd Anderson High School
Mar 16, 2007; ... LAUDERDALE LAKES Over 200 students at Boyd Anderson High School refused to attend class this week in a protest of support for Principal Kevin Sawyer. Sawyer, citing health reason, has submitted his resignation to the district but according to those close to the situation, the real reason ...
Oakland Park City Commissioner Allegra Murphy wins
Mar 16, 2007; ... Oakland Park City Commissioner Allegra Murphy retained her seat in Tuesday election, winning out over challenger Roger Mann. Murphy, a four-year commission veteran, overwhelmingly beat Mann. "I'm just elated and thrilled at the outcome," said Murphy, who celebrated her victory with ...
Broward Group To Hold Marriage Symposium
Mar 16, 2007; ... FORT LAUDERDALE - If your are married, considering marriage, engaged, dating, or even if you have no plans of ever getting married, the management and board members of the Broward chapter of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America (OIC) have extended an invitation to you to attend ...
BROWARD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PARTNERS WITH DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY TO PRESENT SECOND ANNUAL WOMEN'S HEALTH CONFERENCE
Mar 16, 2007; ... "Building Bridges To Better Health" FORT LAUDERDALE - Broward County Health Department and the Broward County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. will present the second annual "Building Bridges To Better Health" Women's Health Conference on Saturday, March 24, 2007 from 9:00am to ...
AROUND BROWARD
Mar 16, 2007; ... HOLLYWOOD Two adults were shot in what is being called an execution, in Hollywood. They were found in a parked car on a dead end street along the east side of Interstate 95, just north of Pembroke Rd. In the back scat was an infant girl, who was unharmed. The male victim was deceased and ...
'I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE'
Mar 16, 2007; ... Chris Rock Stars As a Husband With Wandering Eye As the writer, director and star of I Think I Love My Wife, Chris Rock brings us a comical but straightforward story about a man with the perfect marriage, beautiful wife and fantastic children, who has one little problem: he can't help ...
2007 LITERARY FEAST
Mar 16, 2007; ... FORT LAUDERDALE - New York Times sports columnist William Rhoden and NFL quarterback legend Doug Williams; Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, the "Godmother" of chica lit and one of the nation's most influential Hispanics; Farrah Gray, a prominent young leader of the black community nationwide and a ...
New Lecture and Discussion Series Will Highlight Influences of African-Americans on Palm Beach County
Mar 16, 2007; ... Connecting Community and Culture DELRAY BEACH - The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum will highlight African-American influences on Palm Beach County and South Florida as a whole in a new six-part lecture and discussion series, "Connecting Community and Culture." Beginning March 21 ...
America from Beyond La Ventana
Mar 16, 2007; ... THE MO'KELLY REPORT President Bush's recent South American trip has been extensively covered in the media with frequent mentions of the visible anti-American sentiment Although some may say this is an effort by the present administration to emphasize diplomacy and encourage more ...
Filling Obama
Mar 16, 2007; ... It is fascinating to me that one of the descriptions of Illinois Senator and presidential hopeful Barak Obama is that he is an empty vessel. Far from being an insult, it is perhaps one of the greatest compliments in politics. Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King are men that ...
SINBAD IS NOT DEAD!
Mar 16, 2007; ... Comedian is latest victim of death rumor spreading unchecked on the Internet For those who have been inundated with e-mails about the supposed death of comedian Sinbad from a heart attack, just hit delete on those correspondences, as the news is 100 percent not true. The comic's ...
The Gantt Report
Mar 16, 2007; ... The Florida-based Video Access Alliance will carry their nationwide message of lower cable television rates and video franchise reform back to the Florida Legislature. The Alliance plans to work closely with the Florida Legislature to help focus the discussion on how and why video franchise ...
GANGSTERS IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Mar 16, 2007; ... When we think of "gangsters," most of us picture young, black males with baseball caps twisted to one side or to the back, heavy gold chains around their necks, baggy shirts and even baggier pants draped on their bodies. In our mind's eye we see them stalking the streets of our ...
The Civil Rights Movement is due a postmortem
Mar 16, 2007; ... AL CALLOWAY SAYS For too many years now, leaders within the NAACP have assiduously refused to transform the organization so that it could meet the needs of its ostensibly core constituents: The poor and near-poor, the disenfranchised and the downtrodden. Its 501 (c) (4) non-profit status ...
Gordon Out But NAACP Problems Remain
Mar 16, 2007; ... As always Bruce Gordon was tactful and circumspect in explaining why he was leaving as NAACP president after only 19 months. He would only say that there were differences between himself and others in the NAACP, presumably meaning his differences were with some on the organization's 64-member ...
Thirty-year Port Everglades Veteran Pia Thompson Named New Business Administration Director
Mar 09, 2007; ... Originally a mail clerk earning $248 biweekly, Pia Thompson (formerly Pia Paige) has risen through the ranks in nearly 30 years at Port Everglades to become Director of the Business Administration Division for the Broward County Department. "Having had the opportunity to work in every ...
SET CLOCKS AHEAD SUNDAY: Dayklight Savings Time Kicks in
Mar 09, 2007; ... BY NED POTTER - It seemed like a good idea at the time. In 2005, as the price of gasoline spiked, Congress quietly passed a measure to begin daylight-saving time three weeks early this year. If the sun stays up later, went the logic, U.S. energy consumption would go down. The ...
AROUND BROWARD
Mar 09, 2007; ... HMM ...? There are several municipal elections that will be taking place this Tuesday in Broward. There are serious ballot measures and some excellent candidates running for office as well. In Deerfield Beach, residents will be asked to approve a tax increase [on themselves], supposedly ...
Heavenly Voices Of Africa Lift Parker Playhouse
Mar 09, 2007; ... Time certainly has a way of flying by when you are having fun and monster success. It seems like it was only yesterday that Ladysmith Black Mombazo Imprinted their popularity and style of Christian gospel music upon the world via Paul Simons' 1986 groundbreaking recording Graceland. Now 21 years ...
Play Honors Moms Mabley at AARLCC
Mar 09, 2007; ... "A Night at the Apollo with Jackie Moms Mabley," a reenactment of a script by a comedienne that defined an often imitated role of a self-reliant and outspoken working class black woman, will begin at 7 p.m. on March 9 and 10 at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 ...
FREE Patient Forum on Bladder Cancer
Mar 09, 2007; ... DEERFIELD BEACH - "Living with Bladder Cancer," a free urology forum for patients and their families, will be held on Saturday, March 17, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Florida Atlantic University, Business Building, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida. Topics will include bladder cancer ...
Why the "N" Word Grows in Popularity
Mar 09, 2007; ... THE N WORD The "n-word" is perhaps the most emotionally-loaded term in the English language. Throughout its history, the n-word's usage was primarily meant to dehumanize, debase and dishonor African-Americans. In the "good old days," the word was used by bigots with either ...
Why most Black Businesses Fail
Mar 09, 2007; ... YOU AINT NEVER GONNA MAKE IT, LOOKIN THE WAY YOU DO! WASHINGTON, DC - In a nutshell, businesses fail because visually, they don't look successful, It's like a self-fulfilling prophecy, if you look like you aren't doing well, your business won't do well because people assume you aren't ...
"BRUCE GORDON and the NAACP"
Mar 09, 2007; ... Well, what now? The resignation of Bruce Gordon from the leadership of the NAACP raises some serious questions about the organization; it's policies both internal and external, the direction it needs to go and how it intends to get there. Gordon says he resigned, at least in ...
CONFORMING TO THE 'STATUS QUO'
Mar 09, 2007; ... between the lines *The world we live in is full of lies. Lies about war. Lies about peace. Lies about wealth and abundance. Lies about poverty. We seem to turn our heads at the slightest deviations to the social norm. What society says is okay, we say is okay. What society says ...
Is the NAACP virtually dead in Florida?
Mar 09, 2007; ... On January 23, 2006, Alan Crotzer, a 45-year-old Black man, was released from Florida's penal system after serving 24 years, six months, 13 days and four hours for a crime he did not commit. In 1982, Crotzer was sentenced to 130 years in prison by a white judge after being found guilty, in one ...
"MARRIAGE and US"
Mar 23, 2007; ... Editorial In the cultural shift that has occurred within our community, one of our institutions most impacted has been marriage. We do not seem to believe in it as we once did. "That is not to say that marriages are not taking place within our community. They are but certainly ...
NAACP Calls for removal of Broward Judge caught smoking pot
Mar 23, 2007; ... Some say a lesser charge of 'being stupid' is grounds enough for his dismissal This week, the Fort Lauderdale NAACP called for Broward Circuit Judge Lawrence Korda to be removed from the bench after he was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana for smoking pot last Sunday in a ...
Linking it up: NBC Links Annual Unity Luncheon proves to be another stellar affair
Mar 23, 2007; ... Ladies of The North Broward County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated (NBC Links) wore green and white on Saturday, March 17th; some might have thought in recognition of St. Patrick's Day, but it was in celebration of their 12th Annual Unity Luncheon held at the Coral Springs Marriott Hotel, ...
Water Use Restrictions in Effect
Mar 23, 2007; ... This week Water restrictions began, limiting lawn sprinklers and outside water use to three days a week in Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and eastern Palm Beach counties. The cutbacks were ordered in response to a drought that has dropped water levels in the Everglades, canals and Lake ...
Deerfield Beach High School DECA Club Students Working To Make A Difference
Mar 23, 2007; ... Sixty DECA (Distributive Education Clubs) students at Deerfield Beach High School created a project to honor and support the soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan titled Operation "We Care." The students developed and implemented a project to collect, organize and mail care packages of ...
Ex-Miramar Commissioner on trial
Mar 23, 2007; ... Fitzroy Salesman faces up to 5 years in jail if convicted The trial of former Miramar city commissioner, Fitzroy Salesman began this week in Broward County Circuit Court. He faces charges of eluding a police officer, a felony, and driving while intoxicated. If convicted, Salesman could ...
Will Black politics evolve beyond being Negro?
Mar 23, 2007; ... Al Calloway Says Anxiety and fear may be driving concern among our "Negroes in Black" political caste about true African American presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama. This Brother's multidimensional skills sets are universally rare. Add to which he has an exemplary academic and ...
ATLANTIC TECHNICAL DESIGNS: Robot that Rack "N' Rolls
Mar 23, 2007; ... FORT LAUDERDALE - Magnet students at Atlantic Technical High School were "racking 'n' rolling" as they celebrated their win in this year's FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Rack 'N' Roll competition. Atlantic Technical's robotics team, the TechTigers, won the ...
AROUND BROWARD
Mar 23, 2007; ... BROWARD SCHOOLS Last week Ely High School teacher Conraad Hoever was charged with engaging in sexual misconduct and raping a student. There have been other incidents of sexual misconduct between teachers and student at Ely and a number of other predominantly black schools in Brovard. The ...
An Evening with Legendary Ruby Dee
Mar 23, 2007; ... MIAMI - Acclaimed film and television actress Ruby Dee has signed on as the Honorary Chair of the Women's International Film and Arts Festival (WIFF). Dee, a veteran star of countless motion pictures, is making sure that women share the spotlight when it comes to filmmaking. She's lending her ...
LUTHER INGRAM: SINGER OF ËIF LOVING YOU IS WRONGÍ DIED MONDAY AT AGE 69
Mar 23, 2007; ... Luther Ingram, best known for his 1973 R&B classic "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right," has died in St. Louis following years of kidney trouble. He was 69. Ingram, born Nov. 30, 1937 in Jackson, Tenn., also co-wrote the Staples Singers' 1971 smash "Respect Yourself." ...
PORTER VS. BENGALS' JONES
Mar 23, 2007; ... DOLPHINS NEWS Las Vegas police issued a summons to new Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter after he allegedly punched Cincinnati Bengals lineman Levi Jones in the face while at a blackjack table. According to a police report, Porter was cited for misdemeanor battery Sunday ...
The Gantt Report
Mar 23, 2007; ... Five hundred years after slavery days, millennium House Negroes still love their "masters" more than they love their brothers and sisters fighting in the fields! Once upon a time we were taught to hate ourselves. Now, we hate each other voluntarily! The African-Americans in the ...
There is an "I" in "We," but it's silent
Mar 23, 2007; ... In the Northern states, we are not slaves to individuals, not personal slaves, yet in many ways we are slaves of the community ...It is more than a figure of speech to say that we are a people chained together. We are one people - one in general complexion type, one in degradation, one in popular ...
No Credit ... No Problem!
Mar 23, 2007; ... These days, having good credit is far more important than simply having the ability to borrow money. Credit comes into play when you apply for a job or try to rent an apartment. Even auto insurance can be determined by your credit rating. So, what should you do if you're trying to ...
LISA NICHOLS, SEEN ON OPRAH WINFREY AND LARRY KING LIVE, COMES TO SOUTH FLORIDA TO TEACH "THE SECRET"
Mar 23, 2007; ... After lisa Nichols appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss, along with a panel of others, "The Secret," neither Lisa nor anyone else was prepared for the avalanche of interest, book and DVD sales, and media frenzy that would ensue. Lisa's appearance on CNN's "Larry King live," last week ...