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City Of Tamarac Names Vice Mayor, City Attorney and City Manager Appointee

     Tamarac’s District 1 Commissioner, Marlon D. Bolton, was named Vice Mayor, following a vote by the City Commission. Bolton will serve in this capacity for a one-year term, while continuing his duties as Commissioner of District 1. Bolton was first elected to the Tamarac City Commission in November 2016. He was elected for a second term as District 1 Commissioner in November 2020.   […]

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Chronicling America’s Sanctimonious White Supremacists 

     America throughout its history has embraced a sanctimonious white supremacists’ ideology. Religious tenets as well as laws codified   function to empower them. Colonialism also became a means to control and dominate others deemed less human. The new white settlers who arrived on the shores of America in 1600, from England, brought with them their  beliefs in slavery and ethnocentrism. In other words, the indigenous Natives  already living on their  land were called  savages and Black people deemed subhuman. […]

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Eric Pettus, former NAACP Rep, NFL player case expert & Amy Dawkins retained by Kelvin Hunter, Sr. to cure breached marital settlement agreement with Wendy Williams

     Pettus & Dawkins have previously worked on high-profile financial fraud cases involving the likes of former NFL players Fred Taylor (Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots), Clinton Portis (Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins), Lito Shepard (Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders), Plaxico Burress (Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, New York Jets, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals), Jevon Kearse (Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles), and others. […]

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FAMU Physics Ph.D. Graduate Performs Research in Support of the Lawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility

     FAMU, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s in physics and completed his doctoral coursework. He then headed west to conduct research at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) High-Energy Density Center in Livermore, California, under the direction of FAMU Physics Professor Ronald Williams, Ph.D., and Lawrence Livermore physicist Ronnie Shepherd, Ph.D. […]

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James Amps, of Amps International, LLC

James Amps, of Amps International, LLC is looking for 25 high school and college students in St. Thomas to participate in the Amps Entrepreneurship Leadership Institute retreat, February 3rd – the 5th. It’s a Youth Entrepreneurship opportunity, where you are competing for $Dollars!  There is NO COST to the students, BUT you must apply at AmpsInstitute.com.  Amps International is a South Florida Company that is partnering with the global giant, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, to introduce students to Youth Entrepreneurship in the area of Conservation and Agriculture. […]

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35th Annual Las Olas Art Fair Part 1 Returns to the Boulevard January 7 – 8

Artist Marvin “Murf” Murphy began his full-time career as a professional artist during the first year of the now-iconic Las Olas Art Fair. He continued showcasing his paintings with each Howard Alan Events festival, selling enough to eventually raise four children, and support the family through their respective college years. Now, Murf will be joined by his daughters Tyler, Kelsi, Brittany and Alanna as exhibiting artists during the return of the Las Olas Art Fair (Part I) on January 7 – 8, 2023. […]