Health

COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Program

     Broward Regional Health Planning Council’s (BRHPC) Community Based Workforce for COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Program is a collaborative program that engages three community partners; mobilizes community health workers and medical professionals to educate; assists individuals in getting the vaccine; addresses COVID-19 related health disparities and advances health equity. BRHPC commends the highly specialized workforce from Holy Cross Health, Memorial Healthcare System and Mount Olive Development Corporation for a successful year. […]

Local News

The Struggle For Transparency and Accountability Continues

On September 27th, Chainless Change, The Florida Courier, and the Desir family are appealing to Judge Fabienne Fahenstock of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court for court-ordered release of multiple videos which captured the violent incident that led to Kevin Desir’s untimely death. Kevin, a resident of Pompano Beach, was beaten into a coma by  Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) staff while detained at the North Broward Bureau Detention Center in January of 2021. […]

Opinions

 Women Subordinate to States’ Interests

      The Supreme Courts  overturning of Roe v. Wade after fifty years; thereby subjugating  women’s reproductive rights as subordinate to states interest. Consequently, the Supreme Court’s ruling in one instance disregards language in the U.S. Constitution which states that inalienable rights, “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,” are endowed on every human being by his Creator and are often referred to as “natural rights.” […]

Opinions

The Cruelty of Exploiting Vulnerable People for Political Advantage

     Take the latest exercise in lawlessness, dishonesty, and cruelty from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. He chartered a plane to send dozens of mostly Venezuelan asylum seekers from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, an island community off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. He clearly was gleeful about the idea of sticking it to liberals and gloating about it on right-wing media. […]