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First Black Woman to Train for FBI SWAT Team

     “Hopefully, somebody will see that I was able to do it,” Tai said during a short break between close-quarters battle training and firearms practice. “I’m not the biggest person. I’m not as strong as some of these guys. But as long as you have perseverance – because it does get really tough – you push […]

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Niki Lopez challenges social injustice with new workshop

 Art can be used to communicate a number of different things. The marriage between art and activism has been on full display, especially after the way the world was treated in 2020. In Broward County, artists like Niki Lopez and the LA Lee Mizell YMCA Community Center have partnered together to host a series of sessions affectionately named “The Art-Making as Catalyst for Social Justice and Collective Action”. […]

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Florida’s Own Inducted into the PVILCA Hall of Fame

       James O. “Chick” Hill, graduate of L.C. Anderson High School, Class of 1955, was inducted into the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association (PVILCA) Hall of Fame in Football at the 2021 PVILCA Banquet held on July 19, 2021, at the Marriott Hobby Hotel in Houston, Texas.  More than seven hundred guests attended the event. […]

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Broward Education Foundation Seeking Nominations for 2021 Hall of Fame Awards

Broward Education Foundation, the only 501(c)3 charitable organization solely dedicated to serving students and teachers in Broward County Public Schools, announced it is accepting nominations for the annual 2021 Hall of Fame awards. The annual event recognizes graduates of Broward County Public Schools who have made significant contributions to the community, their profession and in education. […]