on Saturday, January 26, 2013   FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – The Dan Marino Foundation has once again teamed up with local South Florida autism agencies to celebrate the Dan Marino Foundation WalkAbout Autism, brought to you by Walgreens.  This event will benefit the Autism Societies of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, UM-NSU CARD (Center for Autism & Related Disabilities) and The Dan Marino Foundation. T ...

By BTU President Sharon Glickman, Esq.      “Today’s Florida Supreme Court ruling against Florida’s hardworking public employees is disheartening.   The only reason the Legislature and Governor took this action in the first place was to balance the state’s budget by taking money from Florida’s middle class workers who can least afford to lose it.   Florida’s public employees were promised a non-contributory ...

THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, January 17, 2013.........An undocumented immigrant seeking Florida Supreme Court approval to practice law has received a boost from an Obama administration policy aimed at helping young illegal immigrants stay and work in the country. Jose Godinez-Samperio, who came to the United States at age 9 from Mexico and graduated from the Florida State University law school, has been approv ...

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We are excited to share with you a few conference highlights of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA the Black Press of America) Mid-Winter Conference beginning Wednesday, Jan. 23-26, 2013. The conference is scheduled to take place here in sunny Fort Lauderdale ...

Over the years, Joseph C. Carter Park has been a place where boys and girls have developed their athletic skills and families gathered for cookouts on holidays and family reunions. Jan. 5th marked a milestone in the history of Fort Lauderdale as the city unveiled a brand new three million dollar football stadium and eight lane Olympic style track and field facilities ...

The Broward County Federal Courthouse was the setting for this ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for four Members of the United States House of Representatives. ...

Twenty-seven Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) Honors Program students garnered top awards during the 21st Annual Honors Conference of the National Association of African-American Honors Programs (NAAAHP). ...

ICABA along with more than 400 supporters recently celebrated the contributions of 100 community leaders and entrepreneurs at South Florida’s premiere networking and recognition event ...