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Carol Ann Abrams   Funeral Services were held February 13th at New Mount Olive Baptist Church. Ann Delouch Brantely Funeral Services were held February 17th at…

Annie Mae Glover – 91     Funeral services were held  February 15th at New Mount Olive Baptist Church with Dr. Marcus D. Davidson officiating. Johnney C. Jones,…

      Descendants of the ‘Tuskegee Experiment’ will now be eligible for scholarships made available by the CDC Foundation in an attempt to right past wrongs. This 1950’s photo shows men included in the ‘Tuskegee Experiment.’ National Archives via AP.

Strengthening their dedication and commitment to serving and supporting communities throughout South Florida, more than 20 volunteers from the Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) packed 1,200 hygiene kits to be distributed to Broward Partnership, the largest comprehensive homeless services provider in Broward County.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to shift its Covid-19 isolation guidance this spring to say that people no longer need to isolate once they have been fever-free for 24 hours and their symptoms are mild or improving, according to the Washington Post.

Post Civil war industry rose like an economic Phoenix from the ashes of the war. The factories built by the North to defeat the rebels were not shut down, but their production tools were turned to peace time goals.  From the 1870’s into the 1900’s, that inertia fueled the Gilded Age.  Mark Twain’s 1873 book titled “The Gilded Age” was the origin of the name. 

Recently, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) hosted a roundtable in honor of Black History Month, where several local artists, educators, and community leaders attended to discuss the impactful intersection of African Americans and the arts—this year’s Black History Month theme—within the Palm Beach County community.

  Reading books about African Americans during the month of February, and not only, has become an essential practice for promoting empathy, understanding and appreciation for what Blacks have contributed to American society.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS service organization, has added R&B singer, actor, and activist Eric Benét as a headliner for the 19th Annual Florida AIDS Walk & Music Festival, an annual spring break event that attracts more than 2,000 attendees and raises $2 million for 13 local nonprofit organizations providing HIV/AIDS services in the South Florida community.

Specialists Reject Cannabis and CBD as Treatments for Glaucoma