DAYTONA TIMES Volusia County Schools hopes to learn this week if it reached its goal to collect $70,000 to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
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It’s a time to reflect on some of the milestones in Movement history. One is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Read More...The state of America’s union is stark. Nearly one in five American workers is unemployed or underemployed. That means wages are losing ground. One in three homes with a mortgage is underwater. Millions of Americans are headed to losing their homes.
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GUEST COMMENTARY Faith has always played an influential role within the Black community; and, throughout history, churches have served as a foundation for building community strength, healthy lifestyles, and inspiring...
It has been 50 years since four young North Carolina A&T State University students sat in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C. for a cup of coffee, 50 years since their action triggered a movement that challenged and ultimately changed...
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Lady ’Cats defeat South Carolina
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Friends and family slowed down to savor the moments of indulging in delicious food and conversation for the 70th birthday of Charlotte Walls. Some arrived from out of state and for the party, which was held at the African-American Cultural Society.
Read More...7th Annual Freemanville Day Ceremony
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 941 N. Orange Avenue, Port Orange
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In honor of Black History Month, Stetson University’s Black Student Association will hold its first African-American Art and Music Festival on Feb. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m., in front of the Hulley Tower, 421 N. Woodland Blvd.
Read More...The City of Port Orange will host the Seventh Annual Freemanville Day Ceremony to honor the community’s African-American heritage.
Read More...BY HARRIET JOHNSON BRACKEY FORT LAUDERDALE – Last year, millions of Americans received unemployment checks. Congress made the first $2,400 of unemployment benefits exempt from federal income tax for last year.
Read More...BY JERRY HIRSCH
LOS ANGELES TIMES/MCT Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that it has a repair to stop one cause of unintended acceleration that has led to a recall of eight of its most popular vehicles.



