Billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey helped create a four-season television series – “Greenleaf” – about a Black megachurch where worshipers whoop, sway, dance, wave arms, squeal, shout and shell out truckloads of money.
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As the first Black pediatrician to be board certified in Florida, Dr. Dazelle Dean Simpson cured countless kids in more than 40 years of practicing in Liberty City and Overtown.
February 6, 2020 — The City of North Miami will celebrate Black History Month with a series of events throughout February that honor cultural trailblazers of the past, while recognizing their impact on the present. This year’s theme “We Count, Census 2020,” demonstrates North Miami’s commitment to making the diverse voices of its residents heard by encouraging participation in the 2020 Census count. The signature event is the 5th Annual NoMi Music Fest, a charity concert featuring Grammy Award Winning Headliner, CeeLo Green.
The Flavor of the Day
Attorney General William Barr’s interview the other day in which he said Trump’s constant tweeting had made his job “impossible” has gotten mixed responses in the media. Some think the comment exposed a genuine rift between Barr and Trump, while others saw it as farce. I’m in the latter camp: I think the whole episode has been choreographed with specific aims in mind.
Siblings Andrea Stephenson and Linsey Mills have over 40 years of combined experience in teaching youth financial literacy and have made it their mission to expose children to these topics in a fun way. They are the authors of a new book entitled Teach Your Child About Money Through Play with over 110 games/activities, tips, and resources. The book is available on Amazon.
More than 40 Broward County middle and high school students came together for United Way of Broward County’s Commission on Behavioral Health & Drug Prevention’s Broward Youth Coalition (BYC) Youth United Summit entitled, “20/20: The Vision…The Mission…A Better Broward!” on Monday, January 20th at United Way of Broward County’s offices in Fort Lauderdale.
The more I think about the perplexing situations that we find ourselves in, the more I realize that we are the only ones who can save us from our own demise.
A Lesson In The Through Opera
It’s not a rags-to-riches Philadelphia-to-California story, like that of Will Smith’s fictional television character. Rochell’s story is the real-life account of how the crack epidemic of the 1980s is inextricably linked to today’s cry for criminal justice reform. It’s also the story of how the rich and powerful receive special privileges, while the poor and powerless can only dare to dream.