Local News
Fort Lauderdale native Serves Aboard Floating Airport USS Carl Vinson
A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, serves the U.S. Navy aboard one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson. […]
Month: August 2022
Feature
As Monkeypox Hits African American Community Hard, Biden Administration Increases Vaccine
According to a White House Fact Sheet, the Department of Health and Human Services has set aside 50,000 doses of vaccine from the Strategic National Stockpile, which enables health departments that host large-scale events could request in addition to their existing allocations and supply. […]
Feature
Report Seeks to ‘Unlock the Vote’ in American Jails
Sentencing Project researchers pointed to when after the Cook County jail in Illinois was turned into a polling location, approximately 2,200 people were able to cast their ballot […]
National News
Here’s How We Bring Black Students Back to School
“For my students, not only are they really engaging back into the school environment, but during, they might have lost their dream, they might have thought their dream didn’t matter,” Tisdale said. “Now, it’s like they can actually dream again.” […]
Local News
Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Participate in Work of HeART
Youth participating in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County program explored the concepts of fear and safety at a special arts experience presented by Work of HeART, which provides a series of artistic and collaborative projects for youth related to JEDI (justice, equity, diversity and inclusion) initiatives. The event, which took place at the historic Old Dillard Museum, attracted 25 Littles and Bigs. […]
Obituaries
James C. Boyd Funeral Home Services
CADE Funeral services for the late Patricia Ann Cade – 60 were held August 13th at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Pastor Kwame Alson officiating. CARTY Funeral services for the late Daisy Alber-tine Carty […]
Obituaries
McWhite Funeral Home Services
ACKBERSINGH- Not Pictured Funeral services for Laretta Elizabeth Ackbersingh – 61 were held August 11th at First Alliance International Church. BRYANT Funeral services for the late Ronnie Keith Bryant – 57 were held August 20th […]
Obituaries
Roy Mizell & Kurtz Funeral Home Services
JACKSON Funeral services for the late Jacque Jacqueline Ruth Jackson – 87 were held August 20th at New Mount Olive Baptist Church with Dr. Marcus Davidson officiating. NEELY Funeral services for the late Arthur Lee […]
Local News
Florida’s Largest Women’s Prison May Finally Get Air Conditioning
Like many Florida prisons, the aging facility near Ocala lacks air conditioning in its dorms. Philipsen consequently spent much of her eight-year sentence at the facility in a constant battle with the heat, finding little relief from fans in the dorms and opening windows for comfort only to welcome bugs that she’d later find crawling in her bed. […]
National News
U.S. Median Age For Giving Birth Hits 30 Years Old
Over the past three decades, that has become increasingly common in the U.S., as birthrates have declined for women in their 20s and jumped for women in their late 30s and early 40s, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The trend has pushed the median age of U.S. women giving birth from 27 to 30, the highest on record. […]