The Broward Times back issues from April 2007:
The Wrong Time to Be Cool
Apr 06, 2007; ... I don't know about anybody else but my heart was breaking as I watched our people from Haiti come ashore in Florida after spending who knows how many days at sea. Coming without adequate provisions, coming without welcome from this government but determined to come nonetheless. Not that ...
Sharpton to Rally In Support of Nova Workers
Apr 06, 2007; ... FT. LAUDERDALE, FL-Rev. Al Sharpton, head and founder of the National Action Network (NAN) community rights organization, will lead a protest march in downtown Ft. Lauderdale next week. The action is being undertaken on behalf of janitorial workers and other low-wage workers at Nova Southeastern ...
Who's Who in Black South Florida Inaugural Edition Unveiling Reception
Apr 06, 2007; ... FT. LAUDERDALE, FL - Who's Who in Black South Florida (WWBSF) will unveil its Inaugural Publication at a special reception on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 beginning at 6pm at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship on the Nova Southeastern University main campus in Davie, FL ....
Officer Who Hit & Killed Pedestrian Had Prior Driving Violations
Apr 06, 2007; ... FORT LAUDERDALE - The investigation into a fatal crash between a Fort Lauderdale police squad car and a pedestrian is continuing, but the police have released some details. The names of the deceased victim and the officer involved have been disclosed, as well as documents from that officer's ...
"A WELLNESS PLAN FOR THE TOTAL MAN" HEALTH FORUM
Apr 06, 2007; ... STATE OF FLORIDA AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS PRESENTS BROWARD COUNTY - On April 21, 2007, the State of Florida, Department of Health, Office of Minority Health, Access Health Solutions, the Community Health Education Alliance, Broward County Health Department and other community partners will ...
WE REMEMBER CALVIN LOCKHART
Apr 06, 2007; ... Local and International headlines Nassau-born actor died Thursday at the age of 72 Calvin Lockhart, star of stage and screen whose character name of Biggie Smalls in the 1975 film "Let's Do It Again" was used by late rapper Notorious B.I.G., died Thursday in his native Nassau, ...
AROUND BROWARD
Apr 06, 2007; ... (ProQuest Information and Learning: ... denotes "strike-through" in the original text omitted.) MIRAMAR Miramar City Commissioner Fitzroy Salesman was reinstated this week. He will receive more than $68,000 in back pay and pension contributions. He will also get an undetermined ...
Urban League of Broward County Seeks Nominations for EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DAY AWARDS
Apr 06, 2007; ... Deadline May 4th! FORT LAUDERDALE - The Urban League of Broward County, Inc., is seeking nominations for its 2007 Equal Opportunity Day Awards which will be presented at the Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner, Friday, September 28, 2007. Nominations are being sought for the ...
WILL SMITH IS HOLLYWOODS NEW POWER PLAYER: Newsweek's annual list ranks actor as No. 1 box office draw
Apr 06, 2007; ... When it comes to the all important opening weekend at the box office, perennial kings "The Toms" (Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks) must now bow down to Will Smith as the actor who brings in the most money, according to an annual ranking by Newsweek. "Let's put it this way," says one studio head ...
Berry receives star on WALK OF FAME
Apr 06, 2007; ... Halle Berry added a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today to her collection of honors, which include an Emmy, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award - the first best actress Oscar to go to an African-American. Berry received the 2,333rd Walk of Fame star in a ceremony in front of the ...
Why Many Black Women Will DIE BY AGE 44
Apr 06, 2007; ... HEALTH CORNER In March, we focused our attention to celebrate women's history month; one of many worthy of national observance. While we have certainly made many important strides over the past decades, there is cause for concern due to the current state of our health as women of ...
Spelling error led to WAR IN IRAQ
Apr 06, 2007; ... Colin Powell ominously displayed the aerial views of dangerous chemicals and biological weapons in Iraq. George and Condi spoke to us about "mushroom" clouds and the yellow cake purchase from Niger. Cheney and all the PNAC boys sounded the alarm about WMD, and it was on! We were at war in Iraq ....
Finishing King's Fight: Re-igniting 'The Poor People's Campaign' and the War On Poverty
Apr 06, 2007; ... between the lines Last week I wrote a commentary on the problems Black's can't escape. The problems were largely socio-political in scope, some self-perpetuating while others were perpetuated by the historical disparities. The inference that the problems of Black America were ...
What do you mean "democracy?"
Apr 06, 2007; ... Hardly a day goes by that some representative of our government is not in the news talking about democracy. From grade school through all levels of education, democracy is read, taught, discussed, tested and written on. Does this happen only in America? Not anymore. Our government constantly ...
Jack & Jill Children's Center Honoring Fran Payne for Her Impact on Broward's Children and Families in Need
Apr 06, 2007; ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.- Nearly four decades after she agreed to "fill in for a few weeks" at the Jack & Jill Children's Center, Executive Director Emeritus Fran Payne will be honored for giving thousands of Broward's children a strong start in life, while helping their families break ...
Ladies of LAUDERDALE LAKES in Honor of Women's History Month at Luncheon Hosted by Commissioner Hazelle Rogers, Mrs. Carolyn Eggelletion
Apr 06, 2007; ... On Sunday, March 25th, the Ladies of Lauderdale Lakes presented Women Celebrating Women, a special luncheon in honor of Women's History Month. Co-hosted by Commissioner Hazelle Rogers and Mrs. Carolyn Eggelletion, the event was the first Women's History Month event to be held in Lauderdale ...
Off the Vine
Apr 13, 2007; ... It's been a great run ... I have often said and truly believe that change is good. It is the very element of life that promises us an opportunity to renew, create and build. This will be my last column as owner and publisher of the Broward Times. 18 years ago I started ...
RACIST RANTS: Local Radio Host involved in Imus' Ness
Apr 13, 2007; ... MIAMI - Local radio station WAXY 790 The Ticket is not commenting on the role one of its hosts, Sid Rosenberg, played in the Don Imus racially tinged meltdown this past week. Imus, host of his namesake radio show, has now been fired by NBC, which had been airing a simulcast of his CBS radio ...
Cop charged in 2006 DEATH OF PEDESTRIAN
Apr 13, 2007; ... Alexander Griss, a young Fort Lauderdale police officer has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of Althea Tobias McKay. The officer is accused of speeding up to 90 mph down Federal Highway when he struck and killed McKay last year. A Fort Lauderdale police officer since ...
LaKeisha Daniels Broward prosecutor dies of cancer at 30
Apr 13, 2007; ... Today, friends and family will pay their respects at a memorial service for LaKeisha Daniels Hamilton who died two weeks after she had been re-diagnosed with cancer. She was 30. Mrs. Hamilton was a role model and a dedicated worker in the felony division and domestic violence unit of the ...
Pot-smoking judge STEPS DOWN TEMPORARILY
Apr 13, 2007; ... Broward Circuit Judge Lawrence Korda begins "an indefinite, temporary leave" of absence while prosecutors pursue a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession against him, Chief Judge Dale Ross said mis week. Ross said Korda agreed that an open-ended paid leave gives him time to undergo ...
HE'S BAAAACK, RICKY WILLIAMS SEEKS RETURN TO NFL
Apr 13, 2007; ... Agent said running back wrote Dolphins a letter requesting reinstatement. Former NFL running back Ricky Williams is counting down the days until April 27, the date his year-long suspension from the league for substance abuse will finally be complete. The athlete, who played in ...
When the Chickens Come Home to Roost
Apr 13, 2007; ... Wake Up Call It's Tuesday, April 10th and I am sitting in my office digesting another affront to the dignity of my race as well as another manifestation of sexist disrespect directed at women of all colors. The radio on my shelf is tuned to the live broadcast from Rutgers University as ...
African American ignorance compounds Haitian problem
Apr 13, 2007; ... Back in November of 1979, I traveled a long way to cover what would have been a history making story, the nexus of a paradigm shift in Black American civil rights activity. The setting was the Florida State Democratic Convention in St. Petersburg. Sadly, the scene outside the Bayfront Convention ...
AROUND BROWARD
Apr 13, 2007; ... HMM.,? Keith and Bernadette Ckyborne have sold this very successful publication to, lawyer and businessman Robert Beatty and their presence will be missed. The Clayborne's started The Broward Times nearly 18-years-ago after becoming frustrated with the economic and social disparities ...
SOUTH FLORIDA LEGENDARY RADIO PERSONALITY RETURNS TO THE AIRWAVES
Apr 13, 2007; ... HOLLYWOOD, FL - Cox Radio Miami is pleased to announce the that legendary James Thomas a.ka. James T returns to the South Florida airwaves on Urban AC heritage leader hot 105, home of the Tom Joyner Morning Show and "50 minutes of Today's R&B Hits and Oldies every hour". James T's 30 plus ...
THE MO'KELLY REPORT: Imus Should Keep His Apology (And His Job)
Apr 13, 2007; ... Mo'Kelly doesn't want an apology from Don Imus. Mo'Keliy would want an apology from Don Imus about as much as he wants a Senate discussion on reparations or an official slavery "apology" from the United States government. Save it. Don't insult Mo'Kelly's intelligence or waste his time ....
Minority Males Highly ENTREPRENEURIAL
Apr 13, 2007; ... Educated blacks and Hispanics more likely to start businesses, but money woes squash dreams They are writing business plans, meeting bankers, and scouting locations. Americans who are young, male, and black or Hispanic are much more likely to be involved in a business startup than other ...
Hip-Hop Mogul Enters FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
Apr 13, 2007; ... Russell Simmons joins forces with financial services company to offer debit card to those with less-than-perfect credit Hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons has branched off into financial services. Simmon's Rush Communications (No 16 on the BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE list with $192 million in ...
"NAPPY HEADED HOS"
Apr 13, 2007; ... The Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson and I do not agree on a lot of things. But one thing we do agree on is that Don Imus needs to be fired. When Imus decided he could call black women "nappy headed hos," he was exhibiting that mentality among broadcast personalities that anything ...
Don Imus: Who You Calling 'Nappy Headed Hoes?'
Apr 13, 2007; ... between the lines It's open season on black sensibilities. People think they can just say anything to, or about, black people. Certainly, a function of hearing black people say anything about themselves. It's like the ole' saying back in the day, when you were in junior high school, and ...
Misreading the Congressional Black Caucus's Fox Deal
Apr 13, 2007; ... A deal with the devil? Is that really what the Congressional Black Caucus has cut with Fox News Network? Color of Change.org, a political black political advocacy group, has burned up internet sites with petitions, launched a letter writing campaign, and orchestrated waves of writers and ...
Greetings, dear readers
Apr 20, 2007; ... FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK It is our pleasure and privilege to present to you the new Broward Times. Rest assured, we will continue to be the strong advocate for the black community that has made this newspaper stand out from all others. We will continue to work tirelessly to ...
Resident Assistant who tried to help schoolmate among first to die in Virginia Tech massacre
Apr 20, 2007; ... Ryan Clark was murdered while trying to help someone else. The 22-year-old senior, weeks away from graduating from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, was one of the first two victims in the deadliest shooting massacre in American history. Clark, a resident assistant in the West ...
Key activists a no-show at NSU workers rally
Apr 20, 2007; ... FORT LAUDERDALE- A sea of marchers strode past wellheeled diners at chic restaurants on Las Olas Boulevard last weekend to support Nova Southeastern University workers - many of them Haitian and Hispanic - who say the school has mistreated them. But conspicuously absent from the march ...
BATTLE OVER CHURCH FINANCES CONTINUES
Apr 20, 2007; ... EXCLUSIVE "Attorney Nathaniel Green, Mt. Olive Baptist Church member and former 6-year chairman of the church's Trustee Board, has won another round in court in a dispute over who should have access to church financial records" A group seeking more access lo financial records at ...
Art Teele's conviction overturned
Apr 20, 2007; ... More than 1 1/2 years after former Miami City Commissioner Arthur Teele Jr. committed suicide in The Miami Herald building, a state appeals court this week overturned his only criminal conviction, the newspaper reported. The ruling may allow Teele's wife, Stephanie, to collect a ...
AROUND BROWARD
Apr 20, 2007; ... TAKING OFF The Broward Times has a long tradition of elevating the dialogue, getting the story first, getting it right with cutting commentary while maintaining a commitment to the South Florida community. This is the first edition of The Broward Times under the guidance of new owner ...
What's wrong with America?
Apr 20, 2007; ... Have rents in America's social fabric begun to give way to gaping, ever-converging holes, that forecast entropy - an internal disorder, maybe dissolution (more like a rotting away from the inside out)? Recently, in almost eye-blinking succession, Americans have been bombarded with gut-wrenching ...
Little Black Girl
Apr 20, 2007; ... Not until you cut out your naps And color your eyes blue Will you be beautiful little black girl Only when you straighten your curves And flatten your hips and thighs Will I look your way little black girl Once you castrate your ...
Sisterspeak
Apr 20, 2007; ... The big "blow up" over the bigoted comments of axed radio announcer, Don Imus, should not blow over without addressing two things- one, that Imus used the descriptor; "nappy headed" as part of his invective against the black basketball champions; and two, such usage says that being nappy-headed ...
Shirley Q. Liquor and the Long Beach Ten: For Those Who Don't Believe Jim Crow Is Back...
Apr 20, 2007; ... between the lines The same week the threat of a massive protest caused the cancellation of a white (gay) male's "blackface" routine in West Hollywood, that same protest threat failed to save nine of ten black youth on trial for what was deemed a racial attack in Long Beach. I've been ...
"AMERICA STILL HAS POTENTIAL"
Apr 20, 2007; ... America is a place of stunning possibilities, some of which are both dramatic and astounding. But some of that potential is filled with blood, pain, darkness, and death. And not just physical death. Much of what happens in America does not just kill the body; it kills the ...
Actress to portray ZORA NEALE HURSTON at Pan African Bookfest
Apr 20, 2007; ... While studying literature at Spelman College in the 1970s, Phyllis McEwen drew inspiration from the work of Zora Neale Hurston, who is best known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. McEwen, an avid student of Hurston's work who is now an Atlanta poet and librarian, will portray ...
Another White Man Bites the Dust
Apr 20, 2007; ... RIP (Rest In Peace) to radio host Don Imus' career - at least his CBS radio show and its simulcast. The firing of the longtime host represents another example of hypocrisy, selective outrage and our society's obsession with the "pervasiveness" of anti-black racism. Imus, on April 4, ...
INCOME GAP
Apr 20, 2007; ... As the presidential campaign gathers steam, we will no doubt hear a great deal about the growing income inequality between the rich and poor and the disappearance of the middle class. Such rhetoric is, of course, necessary when constructing a narrative of two worlds: one rich and one ...
THE MO'KELLY REPORT: Dear Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton
Apr 20, 2007; ... We're at either a propitious or ominous moment, depending on one's vantage point. It's more that just numerology or coincidence how historical moments in our people's past have converged as of late. It's the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement, the birthplace of America and ...
Environmental Restoration Happening All Over South Florida
Apr 20, 2007; ... Making it Work Restoring America's Everglades is a massive, landmark effort. The state of Florida has already invested more than $1 billion in water quality improvements alone. Scientists working in wetlands ecology, estuarine science, hydrogeology and other disciplines provide vital ...
The Prodigal Son
Apr 27, 2007; ... FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK While attending last weekend's Pan-African Bookfest and Cultural Conference:, I felt a little bit like the prodigal son. In the Bible, you may recall, the prodigal son turns away from his father, wanders off to a far-away land and leads a life of adventure ...
SICKNESS IN THE SOIL
Apr 27, 2007; ... More tests and restricted outdoor activities for Lauderdale neighborhood FORT LAUDERDALE- For years, Walter "Mickey" Hinton worried about the miscarriages, birth defects and cancer that he and his neighbors say are rampant in the Durrs neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale. Hinton and ...
Parents... again!
Apr 27, 2007; ... Donna Bailey's world is a blend of rap music, the Disney Channel, Raven Symone and all things pop culture, of homework assignments, basketball games and multiple trips to the doctor to treat the many ailments that plague her and husband Ebered. She is an avid fan of the rapper Akon. O, ...
Urban League: Problems facing black men are nation's worst social crisis
Apr 27, 2007; ... (AP) Citing bleak data on incarceration, joblessness and AIDS, the National Urban League said Monday that problems facing black men represent America's most serious social crisis and proposed an aggressive campaign to provide them with more opportunities. The 97-year-old black ...
AROUND BROWARD
Apr 27, 2007; ... COMMUNITY Betty Taylor, founder and owner of Betty's Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the popular eatery, this month. A special exhibit is on display at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, honoring her success and service to the ...
GONE AND FORGOTTEN
Apr 27, 2007; ... It has been six years since little Rilya Wilson went missing. Six years. And no sign of her either living or dead. As is usually the case when a child is exploited or abused, adults are responsible for the tragedy. Beginning with Rilya's mother. Addicted to drugs, homeless, unable to ...
The moral decline of American civilization
Apr 27, 2007; ... Wake-up call A gunman fatally shoots 32 people before killing himself on the campus of Virginia Tech in a murderous rampage that now holds the dubious distinction of being the deadliest shooting in United States history. A few weeks before this tragic event, the nation witnessed ...
Time with my old friend, Amiri Baraka
Apr 27, 2007; ... Al Calloway says We all waited and looked outdoors with anticipation. The set was billed as "An Evening with Author Amiri Baraka" at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center near Fort Lauderdale. It was back in the early 1960s that this black literary ...
A rapper who might not snitch on Cho
Apr 27, 2007; ... At first glance it defied belief. There was platinumselling rap artist Cam'ron brazenly telling 60 Minutes this past Sunday that if he knew the identity and the whereabouts of a mass killer, he wouldn't lift a finger to help police catch him. Presumably that meant that if Seung Hui Cho rapped ...
Barack: Violence or hope
Apr 27, 2007; ... Shortly after the tragic murders at Virginia Tech, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama addressed supporters at a rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The 29-minute speech clearly demonstrates why he generates so much excitement at the same time exposing him for the gentle huckster that he ...
Hy daughters: I strive to be like them
Apr 27, 2007; ... SISTERSPEAK Sisterspeak is a column open to commentary by women of the African diaspora. Please submit jour articles of 350 to 400 words to the executive editor at bradbennett@browardtimes.com. Sweet Honey In The Rock, a Grammy Awardwinning African American female acapella ...
Library director mentors youth through books
Apr 27, 2007; ... With thousands of books vying for her attention, Alicia Antone could pluck almost any volume from the collection at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, where she is executive director. She most recently turned to Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors, by Marian Wright ...
Patti LaBelle to headline Fort Lauderdale AIDS Walk on Sunday
Apr 27, 2007; ... A knee condition may force her to the sidelines, but Jennifer King will lend all the support; she can to this weekend's 2nd Annual AIDS Walk. The 10-kilometer walk, featuring at performance by Patu LaBelie, will kick off at 9:15 a.m., Sunday at Huizenga Park, 32 East Las Olas Blvd. in ...
Simmons: Three Slurs Should Be Banned in Songs, on Radio
Apr 27, 2007; ... NEW YORK (AP) Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons said Monday that the recording and broadcast industries should consistently ban three racial and sexist epithets from all so-called clean versions of rap songs and the airwaves. Currently such epithets are banned from most clean versions, but ...
Pan-African book jam 2007!
Apr 27, 2007; ... Book festival honors Carver Ranches founders; now West Park This past weekend marked the end of this year's Pan-African Bookfest and Cultural Conference at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center. There were many highlights, but one of the most memorable will surely be ...
Sleeping with Strangers
Apr 27, 2007; ... Sleeping with Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey, read by Dion Graham c.2007, Brilliance Audio $24.95 Abridged: 4 CDs / approx. 5 hours Every job, it seems, no matter how lowly, has its perks. You might get a great vacation package or insurance for the family. Perhaps you enjoy ...
Jim Moran, sponsor of the African-American Achievers awards, dies
Apr 27, 2007; ... Jim Moran of Hillsboro Beach, the billionaire who helped Toyota surpass General Motors as the world's No. 1 auto seller, died Tuesday. He was 88. Moran, who sponsored the African-American Achievers awards to recognize outstanding members of South Florida's black community, was respected ...