In his final major address, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a prophetic message of urgency, endurance, and ultimate hope. Speaking amid violence, resistance, and exhaustion within the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. King asks the anguished question on everyone’s heart — “How long?” — and answers it with unwavering conviction: “Not long.”
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Being a teenager today isn’t just about school and friends; it’s about pressure. Pressure to succeed, to fit in, to look confident, to have a plan. Most of us don’t say it out loud, but there are days when everything feels too much. I’ve had those days. Days when I’ve questioned myself, my future, and even my faith. What I’m learning, though, is that faith isn’t about having everything together.
John “JJ” VanRiel turned 90 years old on Nov. 14. A unique feeling, right?
I come before you not as a partisan, not as a prophet of despair, but as a witness to truth — and the truth is this: America is standing at a dangerous crossroads once again.
During a press conference in Bartow, DeSantis and other state leaders condemned toxic filler in formula, introducing members of the Florida MAHA Commission and lauding their efforts to test “staples” like infant formula.
Grief has a way of hitting our lives without warning. It doesn’t wait for the “right” moment, nor does it care about our plans, responsibilities, or the image of strength we try so hard to uphold. It arrives as a reminder that something meaningful has shifted in our lives. During a recent Sunday sermon, the pastor said something that echoed across the sanctuary and settled in many of our hearts: “Grief is the proof that we loved deeply and gratitude is the reminder that God still loves us.”
There is a dangerous misinformation campaign about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The false narrative that HBCUs are somehow fragile, dependent on foreign students, or lesser-tier institutions was most recently pushed when Donald Trump suggested HBCUs would go out of business without students from China.
Please join us as former Lauderdale Lakes city commissioner Levoyd Willams educates attendees regarding the contents of the letter.
You see, paper, whether literal or digital, has become both our shield and our shackle. It’s how we document, justify,
She’s officially leaving June 5. But she plans for her last day in office to be on April 3 “to allow for an orderly transition and continuity of operations.”