James Lee Wallace, 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at the home of his daughter Jennifer Wallace with family in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Broward County voters will face three proposed county charter amendments on the Nov. 3 general election ballot, addressing health care funding, development approvals and the selection of the county auditor.
Current and former students of Lincoln University, a historically Black university in Missouri, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday
A Black Iowa teacher has been awarded $425,000 after a federal jury ruled in his favor in a lawsuit accusing his school district and two administrators of failing to respond properly to repeated racial harassment.
Nunnie on the Sideline
Week 6 of HBCU football reminded us why games are played on the field and not on paper. Undefeated teams fell, underdogs made statements, and several programs reminded the nation that tradition alone does not win football games.
The WG Sports Brief
The Joseph Caleb Auditorium’s Caleb Around Town, presented in recognition of America250 as part of the “Black Birth of Music Series,” proudly announces the Birth of the Blues Concert, a tribute to W.C. Handy, the legendary composer celebrated worldwide as the Father of the Blues. This special evening honors Handy’s pivotal contributions to American music, including his recording of Memphis Blues and his 1908 publication I Got the Blues, works that helped shape blues into one of the country’s foundational genres.
The sound of drums carries across the field as Ri’Qyra Cauthen takes her place among the percussionists of Florida A&M University’s Marching 100. This season, her position carries a distinction no woman in the section’s history has held before: Cauthen is the first woman to serve as percussion section leader.
Broward County Public Schools will celebrate National School Lunch Week Oct. 12-16 with a week of student activities, contests, prizes and special lunchtime visits designed to highlight the importance of nutritious school meals.