Black History Month: The importance of Black own banks
Teri Williams, President and COO of One United Bank, said Black owned banks are focused on communities that feel unwelcome at other banks.
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Teri Williams, President and COO of One United Bank, said Black owned banks are focused on communities that feel unwelcome at other banks.
Jim Crow segregation was at the core of the circumstances that Killens operated in
CBS News Miami is commemorating Black History Month with a man whose name seems to be everywhere in the Black community, and rightly so.
CBS News Miami is commemorating Black History Month with a man whose name seems to be everywhere in the Black community, and rightly so.
Miami was a crucial starting point for the Negro baseball league
The 'Black History Project' is taught across the state, mostly through libraries and community-run programs
The 'Black History Project' is taught across the state, mostly through libraries and community-run programs
Gov. Ron Desantis said it was "absurd" and "nothing in state requires that"
Gov. DeSantis called it "absurd."
That wall was built in 1930 and stood as high as 6 feet tall. Also referred to as a ‘race wall’ its purpose was to separate the white and black neighborhoods of Liberty City and the Liberty Square or Pork and Bean project.
The wall, on NW 12th Avenue between 62nd Street and 67th Street, was built in the 1930s to separate the white neighborhoods from the Black neighborhoods.
CBS News Miami's Hank Tester talks to Enid Pinkney, a woman who has worked tirelessly to make sure that the role African Americans have played in Miami's history is acknowledged and preserved.
She was the driving force behind preserving Miami's Hampton House
The new stamps will be available beginning March 9th
The US Postal Service announced a series of stamps honoring 10 people who assisted with the Underground Railroad, the secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
At halftime of their game Wednesday night, at the Kaseya Center, the Miami Heat commemorated Black History Month by honoring 162 Black men who were among the founding fathers of the City of Miami.
At halftime of their game Wednesday night, at the Kaseya Center, the Miami Heat commemorated Black History Month by honoring 162 Black men who were among the founding fathers of the City of Miami.
At halftime of their game Wednesday night, at the Kaseya Center, the Miami Heat commemorated Black History Month by honoring 162 Black men who were among the founding fathers of the City of Miami.
Milton "Butterball" Smith was one of the pioneers of Miami's Black radio
For Black History Month, CBS News Miami's Hank Tester reflects on the life and legacy of South Florida icon and radio host Milton "Butterball" Smith.
The American Stroke Association shows strokes are more common in Black Americans than any other racial group in the U.S.
Toussaint Louverture helped Haitians revolt against slavery, allowing Haiti to become the first Black independent nation.
The City of Miami Gardens is the largest African American city by population in the entire state of Florida.
Constructed in 1890, the Mariah Brown House was built by one of Coconut Grove's first African-American residents
The origins of Black History Month start with a man named Carter G. Woodson.
Residents in Fort Lauderdale's Victoria Park neighborhood say a string of car break-ins and burglaries has left them frustrated and fearful after multiple failed arrests.
A rescue group says the French bulldog mix dubbed "Miracle" may need weeks of treatment after being found severely malnourished behind a local drug store.
A mother says her two young sons are still recovering after the blast that injured 11 people and killed the boat operator.
With inflation hitting its highest point since 2023, Kiana Powell told CBS News, "I cannot let a deal go to waste if it's something that I am using daily."
A new state report shows Florida recorded 694 reportable boating accidents in 2025, with officials pointing to increasingly congested waterways.
Residents in Fort Lauderdale's Victoria Park neighborhood say a string of car break-ins and burglaries has left them frustrated and fearful after multiple failed arrests.
A rescue group says the French bulldog mix dubbed "Miracle" may need weeks of treatment after being found severely malnourished behind a local drug store.
A mother says her two young sons are still recovering after the blast that injured 11 people and killed the boat operator.
With inflation hitting its highest point since 2023, Kiana Powell told CBS News, "I cannot let a deal go to waste if it's something that I am using daily."
A new state report shows Florida recorded 694 reportable boating accidents in 2025, with officials pointing to increasingly congested waterways.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Thirty years ago, a Cuban fighter jet shot down two civilian planes operated by Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that inflamed U.S.-Cuba relations.
The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.
At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.