Month: April 2024

Kerby Freemen – 64  Viewing were held April 20th at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel. Nadney May Jones – 87    Funeral services were held April…

Mamie L. Anthony – 82  Funeral  services were held  April 20th at First Baptist Church Piney Grove with  Dr. W.M. Ramsey officiating.   Moses Lewis –…

Pastor Dennis Walker (aide to Commissioner Robert McKenzie) presenting Apostle Butler with proclamation from Broward County in honor of Apostle Jimmie L. Butler Day (30th year of first proclamation from City of Lauderhill). April 23rd Official Day according to city records.

      Schools in America don’t teach the history of the only successful Black slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere. The audacious leadership of a former slave Toussaint L’ouverture wove the path to create Haiti. It was a masterful real life chess match with France, Spain, England and America. The History Channel wrote, “Saint-Domingue in the late 18th century thrived as the wealthiest colony in the Americas…”  Black Past noted, “In the 18th century, Saint Domingue, as Haiti was then known, had become France’s wealthiest overseas colony, generating more revenue for France than all 13 North American colonies for Great Britain.” 

In recognition of the month of April as “Care Workers Recognition Month,” American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President Lee Saunders recently attended and offered remarks at the “Care Can’t Wait” event in Washington, DC honoring the nation’s care givers.  President Biden also offered remarks at the event.

It was Not a Competition;  it was a Celebration!” Hosted in partnership with the Dillard Center for the Arts Foundation, the Sound Check Band Showcase (Gym Battle) has become one of the most anticipated community events in South Florida.

The New Mt. Olive Baptist Church, in conjunction with the T. J. Reddick Bar Association, joined forces to produce an important seminar on Estate Planning, an overlooked but extremely important and necessary topic that is purposely avoided often to the detriment of those who would benefit the most.

     Unregulated marijuana, adds Ken Vila, could be contaminated with pesticides or heavy metals, or laced with heroin, cocaine, or the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Mr. Vila, retired recently after more than 30 years with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. He now serves as Florida’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) statewide facilitator.

Nunnie on the Sideline

 Florida A&M tennis defeats the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 4-1 to advance to their second straight Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship. 
The Rattlers started hot, winning the doubles point. Sara Rakim and Genesis Whitelock won the first doubles match 6-2, and Sierra Sandy and Larissa Silva won 7-5 to give the Rattlers an early 1-0 lead.