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Street Talk, October 31, 2012

Why don’t more Blacks vote? Lorraine Wright, 26 Student Coordinator, Midtown               “Blacks are unaware of the impact of not voting. They choose not…

GOP fails to keep Black voters down

Millions of Americans voted for the first time during the 2008 presidential election. The outcome made history when then-Senator Barack Obama was voted in as the 44th president of the…

We must stand up and be counted at the polls

  Early voting begins on Saturday, Oct. 27th, with a particularly long ballot, filled with complicated questions and a host of choices for candidates. That’s why we urge all voters…

FL’s higher ed leaders wasting dollars

There are major financial mismanagement problems throughout the Florida college system. This is not a new problem, but after it was publicly reported that trustees at Florida State College at…

Without hope we have nothing to live for

There’s a tiny hole in my heart — slowly, I am approaching my death in the wake of a promise that has yet to be fulfilled. Ironically, that promise was…

Will school board bond be good for Black businesses?

I was recently made a member of the Board of Directors of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce [M-DCC], which held its annual retreat this last weekend. I was impressed by…

Republican Party seeks to politicize the Florida Judiciary

The general rule is that judges should be apolitical. A judge should make their rulings based upon the facts and law, and at all times be fair and seek justice.…

Romney doesn’t want or expect Black votes

President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan all have frequented the State of Florida in recent weeks. With 29 electoral…