US representative Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke about the Epstein Files Transparency Bill, which demands the release of the remaining Epstein files – Jonathan Ernst/Reuters We have the names of the Epstein men, victims tell Trump Story by Susie Coen Jeffrey Epstein’s victims have told Donald Trump they are compiling a list of men who were clients of the Read More…
Victims of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will go in front of cameras on Wednesday, as the controversy over Epstein-related files reignites with Congress back in Washington this week. The victims are scheduled to join Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky amid a bipartisan push by members of Congress Read More…
The 15th annual Haitian Flag Day Festival, sponsored by the Haitian Association of Indiana, was Saturday, May 13 at MacCallister Amphitheater in Garfield Park. All funds raised from this year’s event and subsequent events will go toward supporting the formation of the Unity Community Resource Center in Central Indiana. The center will be a fully funded and staffed Read More…
In family photos, you can see 16-year-old Adam Raine grinning ear to ear. But the California teen’s prankster personality concealed a deep current of depression and despair. And earlier this year, say his parents, ChatGPT — which Adam went to for comfort — helped him take his own life. Earlier this week, Adam’s mother and father filed Read More…
Story by Benji Jones A person’s hand holding a fish.© Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images For those of us with anxiety (hello!), the class of prescription drugs known as benzodiazepines, or benzos, can be a boon in times of crisis. Though they are addictive, they’re pretty good at chilling us out. But it turns out that by Read More…
From the Quill to the Gavel: The Life of Ruben Mitchell – A Chronicle of Resilience, Rhetoric, and Fraternal Leadership in Post-Reconstruction Florida Hardcover – August 15, 2025 by Jerry Urso (Author) From the Quill to the Gavel Born into bondage in 1855, Reuben S. Mitchell rose to become one of the most influential African American civic leaders Read More…
Despite the discrimination and misfortune Pompano’s black students had to face, the 1920s brought at least one fortunate change. In 1923 a young teacher came to Pompano. Born in the small central Florida town of Reddick in 1904, she would later graduate from Florida A & M College. Blanche General Ely and Joseph A. Ely Wikipedia Read More…
IRA PHILIP t Recently we did a feature on the visit of US Congressman George K. Butterfield to Bermuda, his ancestral home, and birthplace of his father, Dr. George Kenneth Butterfield. Dr. George was one of the 12 children of James Peter Butterfield, a tailor by profession and his wife Ann Harriett Giles Butterfield of St. Read More…
Judge L. E. Thomas, the first Black Municipal Judge in the south since reconstruction. Lawson Edward (LE) Thomas (1898-1989) was born in Ocala. He attended Howard Academy. He then attended Florida A&M College, and later the University of Michigan Law School. The Honorable Lawson E. Thomas 1898-1989 Memorable Corporate Painting https://laclinefineart.com/artwork/the-honorable-lawson-e-thomas-1898-1989/ King of Clubs of Read More…
Black History heroes Fred Pinkston. Born and reared in Silver Springs, FL, was a Howard Academy grad & brother of Frank George Pinkston, local Civil Rights leader & a member of the “Richmond 34.” … Fred was recently inducted into the Virginia Union University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019 … his brother Frank was Read More…
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