Local News

FAU’s First Generation Students Defy Statistics

     Unfortunately, her academic success is uncommon for most first-generation students. According to a recent EAB study, a consulting group for schools and colleges, 90 percent of low-income first-generation collegiate hopefuls do not graduate on time. Worse yet, they are more than twice as likely to leave school without a degree. […]

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School Board Candidate Paul R. Wiggins Kicks Off Campaign with Substantial Mayoral Support

         Although midterm elections aren’t until November 2022, you would not be able to tell with the way Paul R. Wiggins is vigorously approaching his campaign for the Broward County School Board District 1 seat. His passion for community and the best interests of our children’s education was on full display last week during his official Campaign Kickoff Fundraiser.   The event, which took place on October 21st at Pita Xpress Mediterranean Grille in Fort Lauderdale, was complemented by smiling faces, great networking, and a delicious spread of Mediterranean cuisine. […]

Opinions

The Klan Plan

     The January violent event that saw Capitol Police being bludgeoned with American flag poles was, in my opinion, an aspect of a highly orchestrated “Klan Plan” to insure that a white supremacist would forever occupy The White House. […]

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“Democracy without men/women of integrity is Doomed;  And men/women unbeholden to Democracy will destroy it!” 

      American voters having grown angry and fearful that America’s democracy was in danger of crumbling, decided during the 2020 Presidential election to clear the political landscape. In other words, voters elected Joe Biden as the 46th President, and gave Democrats control of the Senate and House. The newly inaugurated President, Joe Biden ran on a bold platform, “Build Back a Better America.” Little did voters know that the Democratic Party was no less fit to govern than the Republican Party. […]