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Manatee County Democratic Party Holds Annual Gala; Manatee Democrat Black Caucus Recognized

     The Manatee County Democratic Black Caucus (MCDBC) was recognized by the Manatee County Democratic Party at its annual gala last month in Bradenton. MCDBC was presented with the 2022 Bill McGrath Memorial Award, presented to the group or individual who exemplifies commitment to promoting democracy by engaging and registering Democratic voters. The gala was held at The Grove Ballroom in Lakewood Ranch. […]

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Education Attorney Corey Smith Announces Candidacy for Palm Beach County School Board, District 7

Palm Beach County native and education attorney, Corey M. Smith, has announced his candidacy to represent District 7 of the Palm Beach County School Board (PBCSB). His campaign focuses on three main pillars: strengthening the school-to-workforce pipeline; improving early childhood academic success for increased elementary school achievement; and re-prioritizing educator and student mental health and well-being. […]

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Sunshine State Step Show Returns

     After two years, the Sunshine State Step Show returns in-person with a live audience, stage lights, and stage presence of the National Panhellenic Council (NPHC), also known as the Divine Nine,  a composite of historically Black sororities and fraternities: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, Iota Phi Theta, Fraternity Incorporated, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated, […]

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Curvy Ventures

     With such a fat-shaming society we live in, there has always been a negative stigma attached to plus men and women— to feel comfortable in their own skin…especially when publicly enjoying themselves. This feeling of unacceptance and the negative stigma creates social anxiety and oftentimes, can even lead to depression. Imagine not wanting to put on a bathing suit, simply out of fear of what others may say. Having this very dilemma in mind, is exactly why Curvy Ventures Plus-Size Events was created! […]

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Bailey Contemporary Arts Center Announces Call for Artists in Residence

Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BaCA) in Pompano Beach is pleased to announce a call for artists in residence for the 2022-2223 cycle, which runs October 1 through to June 30. The BaCA studio artist program (AiR program) is designed to encourage and nurture the creative growth of artists whose work will impact the larger cultural landscape while integrating visual, musical, literary and performance artists into a dynamic collaborative community.  Participating artists are expected to have experience working independently although interdisciplinary collaborations during the residency that result in new works are encouraged. Applications are due by May 30, 2022, through https://artist.callforentry.org. […]

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Athletics Record 161 Student-Athletes Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll 

Upon the start of his tenure as Florida Memorial University’s Director of Athletics, Jason Horn set out to create a culture that called for student-athletes to “win, grow, and graduate” – and the Lions answered that charge by setting a new program record for most student-athletes named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as 161 student-athletes received the honor.  […]

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Florida based professional basketball league, The Urban Music Basketball Association (UMBA) partners with local Broward County School’ Guidance Counselors’ and  Broward Advisors  for Continuing Education (BRACE) on the 2nd Pick Up Fort Lauderdale Initiative 

   Edward Williams of the UMBA recently organized the Second Pick Up Fort Lauderdale Initiative. The event was held on Saturday, April 30, 2022, The UMBA partnered with King Security, Right Track Inc., and Broward County Schools local Guidance Counselors and BRACE Advisors from Boyd Anderson, Dillard, Fort Lauderdale, Nova, Plantation, South Plantation, Piper, and Stranahan High Schools to clean up Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Fl., from Broward Boulevard to Oakland Park Boulevard. The event was organized to enable as many people as possible to help clean up the corridor of MLK JR. Boulevard. […]

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Florida Governor Signs Bill to Create New Police Force Targeting “Voter Fraud”

 The Republican Party has made “voter fraud” a rallying cry while offering few actual examples of voter fraud in real life. Associated Press conducted an investigation that demonstrated that the 2020 presidential election “found fewer than 475 potential cases of voter fraud out of 25.5 million ballots cast in the six states where Trump and his allies disputed his loss to President Joe Biden.”    […]