The South Florida Times is a weekly newspaper covering the Black community in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties in south Florida.^[1] It publishes on Fridays, with a circulation of about 35,000.^[2]

Keith Clayborne founded the Broward Times in 1990.^[3] It was seen as the voice of younger, educated, "up-and-coming" voices in the local Black community, largely from the Caribbean, as opposed to the older veterans of the civil rights era.^[4] In 2000 the paper formed an editorial partnership with the Sun-Sentinel.^[3] Clayborne hired a new editor, Utrice Leid, in 2004, in an effort to take the paper "to the next level."^[5] At the time, the paper had a circulation of 24,000; hiring Leid reflected an effort to overcome a reputation for over-using unnamed sources. Clayborne, who did not have a background in journalism, had stepped away from his editing duties to run for political office.^[5] He was later sued for libel by his opponent, Alcee Hastings.^[6]

I 2007, Robert G. Beatty acquired Broward Times; the name was changed several months later to the South Florida Times, along with plans to expand to neighboring counties.^[1][7][8] Beatty had a background as legal counsel to the Miami Herald, and has been a featured speaker at local business functions.^[9] Bradley Bennett, who served as executive editor, also had a background with the Herald.^[10] The paper's stated mission includes in-depth analysis of worldwide events relating to the African diaspora, and making connections to its local community.^[1] The paper has partnered with the Miami Herald. The Times' reporting has been picked up by the Herald,^[11][12] and has been referenced in the Herald's own reporting.^[13][14][15] As of 2010, a journalism professor at the Florida International University partnered with the Times, assigning his students to investigate and report stories for the paper.^[16]

A publication called the South Florida Times, a monthly 4-color glossy magazine, was founded by Audrey S. Diamond, who was given a lifetime achievement award in 2003. (Unclear whether there is any relation between these publications.)^[14] There was also a Democratic publication of the same name in the late 19th century.^[17][18][19] There was also an earlier paper called the Broward Times in the 1980s.^[20]