Officials say an 18-year-old shooter fatally shot 19 children and two adults at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday before being slain by police. According to Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Erick Estrada, the shooter, Salvador Ramos of Uvalde, also shot his grandmother before crashing a vehicle near the school. He stated that she is in critical condition. Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo believes the gunman acted alone.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County today announced an unprecedented gift of $1.9 million from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, part of a $122.6 million donation given to Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies across the nation. Scott’s contribution will further the Big Brothers Big Sisters mission of ensuring young people have access to powerful mentoring experiences that empower them with a plan for their future and a mentor whose impact lasts a lifetime.
Nearly 129 years ago, physician Georgia E. Lee Patton became one of the first Black women to graduate from Meharry Medical College, opening the door for generations of women to follow suit. Standing on her shoulders are scholars like Zindzi Thompson, who became the youngest Black woman to earn a degree from the Nashville-based institution, WTVF reported.
The Fort Lauderdale chapter of the Links, Incorporated completed its 2021-2022 White Rose Program and Scholarship endeavor by awarding scholarships to five high school seniors. The high school seniors are Janiya Allen (Nova High School) who received the chapter’s Charter Member/Memorial scholarship and General scholarships were awarded to Melitia Sutherland (McArthur High School), Savannah Warner (Nova High School), Reagan Kearson (Everglades high School), and Joshua Blackwell (Nova High School).
Black Women for Positive Change believes it is important to use different tools to promote Non-Partisan Voting in the 2022 Midterm Elections. One of the creative tools is a poem titled “Voting Matters,” written by CeLillianne Green, a resident of the District of Columbia.
Brooklyn mother of girl who was killed in a crash caused by a state trooper who rammed their SUV twice, has decided to file a lawsuit against state police, the officer and the girl’s father.
Lane expects to serve two years of a 3-year sentence based on a plea agreement announced by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
A new AAA survey reveals that a growing number of Floridians are more concerned about this year’s hurricane season, yet there’s still a large number of residents who do not have an emergency plan
“The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) applauds the Senate confirmation of Sandra Thompson as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which supervises the GSE-giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and other mortgage market entities. Thompson, who had been the supervision chief at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, has been the acting FHFA director for nearly a year.
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