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Clean Up Project

Posted by: Dvon Posted date: March 18, 2013 | comment : 0

Clean Up Project Saturday, April 6th, 2013 Promptly at 8:30AM Wanted:Volunteers Wanted:Volunteers Wanted:Volunteers Please join the Kiwanis Club of Lauderdale Lakes, the Parents, the Alumni and Friends, the Board of Directors and the Cradle Nursery Staff in a general school clean-up! Clean up includes pick up of trash around site; washing of outdoor and indoor toys, cleaning of playground area tabl ...

Clean Up Project

Posted by: Dvon Posted date: March 14, 2013 | comment : 0

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A baby now free of HIV has doctors talking about cure

Posted by: Carma Henry Posted date: March 14, 2013 | comment : 0

A baby born infected with the AIDS virus who got immediate treatment now has no detectable virus in her blood – not quite a cure, but so close to one that it has doctors talking about the possibility. ...

In South Dakota, teachers can now carry guns to school

Posted by: Carma Henry Posted date: March 14, 2013 | comment : 0

Though some states have provisions in their gun laws allowing teachers to carry firearms in the classroom, South Dakota is the first to actually pass the law which will go into effect July 1 ...

Unemployment may worsen for Black workers

Posted by: Carma Henry Posted date: March 14, 2013 | comment : 0

We should be worried for Black workers, because of the hit to the public sector and because of the weak job growth overall ...

Statement by Florida Legislative Black Caucus Chair Arthenia Joyner on governor’s decision to challenge latest drug testing ruling

Posted by: Carma Henry Posted date: March 13, 2013 | comment : 0

following statement on Tuesday (Feb. 26, 2013) following the announcement by Republican Governor Rick Scott that he will appeal his latest court loss on mandatory drug testing of welfare recipients: ...

Representative Watson files legislation to prohibit purchases of firearms by the mentally ill

Posted by: Carma Henry Posted date: March 13, 2013 | comment : 0

Florida State Rep. Barbara Watson has been consulting with subject matter experts from the Florida Supreme Court Mental Health Task Force, the National Rifle Association, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to further enhance Florida’s ability to keep persons with mental illnesses who are known to be a danger to themselves or others from purchasing fire-arms in Florida ...

Disney on Ice presents Dare to Dream is coming to South Florida, March 21-31

Posted by: Carma Henry Posted date: March 13, 2013 | comment : 0

Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream, an all-new live production arriving in South Florida for the first time ever! Relive memorable moments from Tangled, The Princess and the Frog and Cinderella, as a cast of world-class skaters brings the romance, humor and adventure of the films to life in this contemporary skating spectacular ...

J.C. Watts’ 24-hour Black news channel forms partnership with Florida A&M University

Posted by: Carma Henry Posted date: March 13, 2013 | comment : 0

Black Television News Channel (BTNC) with Florida A&M’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (SJGC), bringing a 24-hour news channel to the university ...