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Customers Learn How to Save Energy and Money Inside New Augmented Reality Resource by Florida Power & Light Company

September 29, 2022 Carma Henry 0

With high temperatures stretching long past the official end of summer in Florida, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) debuts a new, free resource to help families be energy efficient. The FPL House of Savings is an innovative, interactive tool that uses augmented reality to help customers learn how to save on their monthly energy bill. Customers can enter the House of Savings at www.FPL.com/TakeControl. […]

September “Sickle Cell Awareness Month” Walk 4 Sickle Cell

September 29, 2022 Carma Henry 0

One of the Association’s fundraising events that is dedicated to supporting the needs of people with sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait is its annual walk. The Sickle Cell Walk brings together people with sickle cell along with the parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, relatives, and providers in a network of friendship and support. Funds raised help fuel innovative research, advocacy, and critical educational programs and services. Together, we are creating a world where all people with sickle cell can reach their full potential. SCDABC would like to thank The City Commission of North Lauderdale, the City Manager, and the wonderful staff for sponsoring the Walk 4 Sickle Cell on September 24, 2022, at the beautiful Hampton Pines Park. […]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County Joins Forces with Take Stock in Children

September 29, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County, which ignites the power and promise of youth by creating and supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships, stepped right up to join forces with the Broward affiliate of Take Stock in Children to provide scholarship opportunities for the youth in the program. Take Stock is committed to breaking the cycle of poverty for low-income, academically qualified students by providing opportunities for a post-secondary education. […]

Florida voters tire of DeSantis stunts

September 29, 2022 Carma Henry 0

St. Petersburg, Florida—The political invincibility of Governor Ron DeSantis is melting away according to a recent poll showing a dramatic shift in support to Democratic opponent Charlie Crist. The survey was taken after DeSantis shipped legal immigrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The poll featured in Newsweek and Nate Silver’s 538 shows Crist leading DeSantis by 6 points, which is beyond the margin of error and a 12-point swing in Crist’s favor. […]

Spady Museum Explores How Newly Freed Citizens Formed South Florida, Following Civil War

September 29, 2022 Carma Henry 0

The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum is trying to undo the effect of “untold stories” by sharing history’s narratives from multiple viewpoints. In its newest exhibit, the museum explores the development of South Florida following the Civil War from the perspective of a formerly enslaved person, building a new life. […]

FAMU Teams With IBM to Address Cybersecurity Talent Shortage

September 29, 2022 Carma Henry 0

During the National HBCU Week Conference convened by the U.S. Department of Education and the White House, Florida A&M University (FAMU) announced a collaboration with IBM to help establish a virtual FAMU Cybersecurity Leadership Center. […]

99 Jamz Supa Cindy Launches “Supa Cindy Day”, Awarded Keys To The City of North Miami Beach

September 29, 2022 Carma Henry 0

This past Saturday, September 24th, Supa Cindy launched he very first Supa Cindy Concert at City of North Miami Beach Senator Gwen Margolis Amphitheater. Her concert consisted of a large vendor pool with vendors ranging from a line of food-trucks lined up outside the park, to tents serving natural juice beverages; to vendors selling high-end jewelry, waist-beads and custom handbags. The event also consisted of multiple local independent artist performances, a Special Hip-Hop Dance Number by the Miami-Dade Hip-Hop Kids, and Headliner Performance by Miami Native Rapper BallGreezy. […]

FAMU Named Among Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders

September 29, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Florida A&M University (FAMU) is among 19 institutions of higher education as “Fulbright Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Institutional Leaders” recognized by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) for their noteworthy engagement with the Fulbright Program during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years. […]

FAMU Career Center Fall Career Fair Attracts 200 Employers, 1756 Students

September 29, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Among the 200 employers registered to recruit at the Fall 2022 Career and Internship Expo were global medical technology corporations such as Medtronic, retailers such as Target, cosmetic giant, Estee Lauder, financial institutions such as Credit Suisse, and federal, state, county and municipal government agencies seeking to hire students at a time when many vacancies are going unfilled. […]

Hialeah Gardens native builds on Seabees 80-year legacy

September 29, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Since 1942, sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Construction Force have been building and fighting around the world. Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Calderon, a Hialeah Gardens, Florida native, is one of those sailors. […]