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Now I’m hired; now I’m fired

       Tracing ain’t for the feeble and weak, but Ol’ Peter is up for the job. The Detective sat for two days in School Board meetings and watched in wonder as Superintendent Vickie Cartwright was fired, then considered for rehire, then confirmed as fired. […]

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At the University of Virginia’s main campus in Charlottesville on Sunday, a shooter killed three people and injured two more.

The suspect, who has been identified as a student, is still at large. After a shooting was reported on Culbreth Road at around 10:40 p.m., the university was instructed to remain indoors. Lockdown has been in place while police look for the suspect. Police have named the suspect as Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr. They think he is armed and dangerous. The two injured people are receiving medical attention. […]

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Pompano Beach Arts Celebrates the 5th Annual Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival

      Pompano Beach Arts is proud to present the nation’s best spoken word artists at the 5th Annual Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival. Join us on December 8-10, 2022 at key cultural venues throughout the City. In addition to nightly competitive bouts, the festival will feature artist-led workshops, poetry cyphers, artist talks, and special events including a theatre performance of County of Kings presented by Literature to Life (New York). An all-access festival pass is $30 and includes access to all poetry slams, artist talks, and theatre performance; and daily passes are also available for $10. For tickets and more details, visit www.pompanobeacharts.org. […]

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Black Military Desegregation

      Black soldiers have served the US military since the Revolutionary War. Note: We have participated in every war the US has fought. The motivation to fight was for a new country that anchored itself on the motto “Freedom For All!” After 246 years our Union is still in pursuit of that mantra.  The website armymilitary.com reported that “Many African Americans were inspired by the Black soldiers from Haiti and Senegal fighting for France and earning respect, and hoped that they would receive the same recognition from their fellow Americans.” This sentiment took over a 100 years to gain any traction. […]

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Black and Indigenous Sistrunk History – OURstories

      Starting in 1691, the colony of Virginia began the practice of regulating the legal identity of human beings based on genealogy. This included a ban on interracial marriage and government workers given the task of determining the ethnic/ racial identity of each resident based on the presence or absence of an African descended ancestor. Almost two centuries later, in 1865, a similar law was passed in Florida. […]