Month: September 2024

       McGhee stressed that the consequences of low voter turnout extend far beyond elections. Increased participation can lead to greater investment in areas such as disaster preparedness, healthcare access, and educational improvements. “Imagine what 500,000 more voters could do for Florida,” McGhee continued. “That number could be the difference between fully funded hurricane recovery efforts and continued gaps in our disaster relief systems. It could mean better schools, safer roads, and stronger healthcare systems.”

        The name Richard Walker may not resonate immediately in some areas of the county, but in Hollywood and in other south Broward locals, he is a renaissance man, having left an indelible imprint on the lives of generations of youth as a highly successful basketball coach and community servant. He led the Lady Bulldogs of South Broward High School to 6 state championships while positively influencing and inspiring his players and mentees to be the best versions of themselves, not only athletically but academically as well. 

The WG Sports Corner

    Mercury Morris, a running back and kick returner on the Miami Dolphins’ undefeated Super Bowl team in 1972, has died, according to a member of his family. He was 77.

 However, a year before Robinson’s historic debut, a 1946 state baseball game in Zumbrota, MN featured a Black pitcher named Al Sayler. But he actually was Gready “Lefty” McKinnis, a former Negro Leagues star who was banned from the league for playing in the “outlaw” Mexican League. 

A’ja Wilson became the first WNBA player to score 1,000 points in a season when she had 29 in the Las Vegas Aces’ 84-71 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.

   According to The Hill, Gettysburg College President Bob Iuliano said the slur was etched into the student’s body at an “informal social gathering at an on-campus residence.”

    The South Broward Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. recently hosted a virtual kick-off meeting for its esteemed youth programs, Delta Academy and Delta GEMS. These initiatives focus on fostering academic excellence and personal growth among young ladies, equipping them with the necessary tools to achieve remarkable success.

Minority-owned firms are frustrated the campaign is relying on white-owned firms for spending, and they’re worried that could ultimately hurt the campaign with voters of color.

Ladonna Cross  – 65 Funeral service will be held September 21st at A Good Sheppard’s Funeral Home. Marcus Oshea Dixon  – 28  Funeral service will…