Delucca “Lucca” Rolle, the 15-year-old high school student who was punched and had his head slammed against the concrete by law enforcement officers last month, joined his attorney and several prominent civil rights activists in a peaceful demonstration in Florida to denounce police brutality. […]
The Westside Gazette Newspaper is honored to feature these contributions made by local students in our Jr. Photojournalism Program. […]
Madelyn McClarey graduated from Florida A&M University on May 4 with a degree in English and a minor in education. Her twin sons, Aaron and Aubrey Hough, both earned scholarships to FAMU which led McClarey to take a leave of absence from her job and come to Tallahassee to go to school with them. […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade is once again offering exciting summer fun during its 2019 Summer Program for area youth, starting Monday, June 10 through Friday, August 2, 2019. Registration is now open and children will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis until the program is filled. […]
The latest contribution comes from Piper High School’s Aaliyah Butler. This ninth-grader blazed to a new state record in the Girls Class 4A 400 meters last weekend during the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) State Track & Field Championships at UNF-Hodges Stadium. […]
Broward County Libraries Division Director Kelvin Watson has been named 2019 Librarian of the Year by the Florida Library Association (FLA). This prestigious award recognizes outstanding, ongoing contributions to Florida librarianship based on exemplary leadership skills, commitment to free access to information for all Floridians, promotion of reading and the increased use of library materials, creativity and innovation. […]
Black students not sharing the glory […]
A Miami-Dade police officer faces a battery charge after video showed him throwing a Black woman to the ground during an arrest after she called 911 to report a man threatening her and a friend with a gun. […]
Chief Machinist’s Mate Gilbert Laguerre, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) engineering department, returns the salutes of Ford’s chiefs mess as he is piped ashore. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. […]
Expanded hangar and training facility to accommodate 100 more students per semester By Cindy Schutt PEMBROKE PINES, FLA.–Broward College officials, VIPs and students last week celebrated the groundbreaking of expanded facilities, including a […]
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