Bank of America announced today it will donate $65,000 to Feeding South Florida to address food insecurity across Miami-Dade and Broward County by providing immediate access to nutritious meals. In total, Bank of America will donate $18 million to hunger relief organizations in local communities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. […]
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee approved a bill (SB 450) that would allow judges to sentence defendants to death based on the recommendations of eight of 12 jurors. […]
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest, non-profit HIV/AIDS service organization, is partnering with multi-award-winning rapper Flo Rida for the 18th Annual AIDS Walk & Musicfest. […]
Florida A&M University (FAMU) administrator Genyne Henry Boston, Ph.D., has been selected as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2023-2024 academic year. […]
This collaborative project between FAMU and its partner Bisk, announced the launch of cybersecurity bootcamps that will prepare women and minorities — both underrepresented populations in the industry — for a career in the field of cybersecurity, specifically the practice of protecting networks, programs, and sensitive information from cyberattacks. […]
The South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble hosted its 12th Annual Youth Pride Band Concert and captivated the audience in the Broward Center for the Performing Arts’ Amaturo Theater on Sunday, February 26. […]
Peter Traceit has snooped that Board chair Alhadeff is not in a super rush to select a permanent superintendent. Like a few other Board members, Alhadeff seems to be enjoying the calm after the storm that lasted the last two years. But there are some, for selfish reasons who are pushing the sand to get their way. […]
The fight to lead the Florida Democratic Party boiled down to a tug of war for delegates between former Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and former state Senator Annette Taddeo. But it was a third candidate, Rick Hoye, who pushed Nikki Fried over the top. Hoye, the Broward County DEC chairman talked to both candidates or their surrogates often. But as the election day drew near, Hoye made the case for what he described as the obvious; the need for a serious strategy on Black voter engagement. […]
Prosecutors will cross-examine Richard Murdaugh for the second time on Friday. A day after he took the stand and denied any involvement in the murders of his wife and son but admitted lying to investigators. […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t want the high school students who play on that field – at least the white ones – to know why. Other governors and elected officials, looking to capitalize on the racial resentment and white grievance DeSantis hopes will propel him into the White House, are following his lead. This insidious campaign is an effort not merely to warp Americans’ view of our past, but to thwart the dismantling of systemic and institutional racism. […]
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